Question 1

Legal separation

Accepted Answer

A)  must occur before a divorce can be granted. 
B)  always occurs when parties want to attempt reconciliation. 
C)  always occurs when parties cease living together. 
D)  attempts to provide fairness between parties who are living separately. 
A)  must occur before a divorce can be granted. 
B)  always occurs when parties want to attempt reconciliation. 
C)  always occurs when parties cease living together. 
D)  attempts to provide fairness between parties who are living separately. D

Question 2

A temporary order is

Accepted Answer

A)  effective for the time between entry of a decree of dissolution and the date it takes effect. 
B)  the same thing as a separation agreement. 
C)  a type of injunctive relief. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  effective for the time between entry of a decree of dissolution and the date it takes effect. 
B)  the same thing as a separation agreement. 
C)  a type of injunctive relief. 
D)  None of the above. C

Question 3

This results in voiding the marriage and returning the parties to the position they held prior to the marriage.

Accepted Answer

A)  Antenuptial order 
B)  Dissolution order 
C)  Legal separation order 
D)  Annulment order 
A)  Antenuptial order 
B)  Dissolution order 
C)  Legal separation order 
D)  Annulment order D

Question 4

A legal separation agreement is a contract with respect to the property rights of the parties effective upon dissolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
-The right to make all decisions with regard to the rearing of the child

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order 
A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order

Question 6

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
-A court order requiring or prohibiting certain conduct after litigation

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order 
A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order

Question 7

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
-Division of all legal rights of the parties and termination of the marital relationship

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order 
A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order

Question 8

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
-Parties who represent themselves as married without the solemnization requirement

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order 
A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order

Question 9

An act of physical aggression by and against any members of the same household is

Accepted Answer

A)  marital violence. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  domestic violence. 
D)  elder abuse. 
A)  marital violence. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  domestic violence. 
D)  elder abuse.

Question 10

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
-Theory that young children are presumed to be best placed in the custody of the mother

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order 
A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order

Question 11

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
-A contract with respect to property rights of the parties because the marriage is ended by dissolution

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order 
A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order

Question 12

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
-Contribution toward support of legally separated or divorced spouse

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order 
A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order

Question 13

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
-A contract with respect to property rights of the parties because the marriage may be ended by dissolution

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order 
A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order

Question 14

A legal annulment

Accepted Answer

A)  is the same as a dissolution of marriage. 
B)  is not the same as a religious annulment. 
C)  is permissible only if one of the parties was not of legal age. 
D)  is permissible only if the parties shared a close blood relationship. 
A)  is the same as a dissolution of marriage. 
B)  is not the same as a religious annulment. 
C)  is permissible only if one of the parties was not of legal age. 
D)  is permissible only if the parties shared a close blood relationship.

Question 15

Custody is the right to make all decisions with regard to the welfare and rearing of the minor child.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
-Legal majority and adjudicated incompetence

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order 
A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order

Question 17

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
-Contribution by noncustodial parent for monetary needs of the child

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order 
A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order

Question 18

Match the most appropriate term to the definition.
-The right to share in all decisions with regard to the rearing of the child

Accepted Answer

A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order 
A) annulment 
B) antenuptial agreement 
C) common law 
D) cohabitate 
E) joint custody
F)tender years doctrine
G)visitation
H)permanent injunction
I)legal separation
J)no fault
K)maintenance
L)custody
M)marital property
N)property settlement agreement
O)best interest
P)preliminary injunction
Q)child support
R)dissolution of marriage
S)capacity
T)temporary restraining order

Question 19

Modern domestic violence statutes

Accepted Answer

A)  do not usually apply to parties who are married. 
B)  usually apply only to parties who are married. 
C)  usually apply to members of the same household. 
D)  usually apply only to parties who have a legal or blood relationship. 
A)  do not usually apply to parties who are married. 
B)  usually apply only to parties who are married. 
C)  usually apply to members of the same household. 
D)  usually apply only to parties who have a legal or blood relationship.

Question 20

The determination of custody is based on the parent who is best able to provide financially for the child.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Legal separation

A temporary order is

This results in voiding the marriage and returning the parties to the position they held prior to the marriage.

A legal separation agreement is a contract with respect to the property rights of the parties effective upon dissolution.

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -The right to make all decisions with regard to the rearing of the child

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -A court order requiring or prohibiting certain conduct after litigation

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Division of all legal rights of the parties and termination of the marital relationship

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Parties who represent themselves as married without the solemnization requirement

An act of physical aggression by and against any members of the same household is

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Theory that young children are presumed to be best placed in the custody of the mother

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -A contract with respect to property rights of the parties because the marriage is ended by dissolution

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Contribution toward support of legally separated or divorced spouse

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -A contract with respect to property rights of the parties because the marriage may be ended by dissolution

A legal annulment

Custody is the right to make all decisions with regard to the welfare and rearing of the minor child.

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Legal majority and adjudicated incompetence

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Contribution by noncustodial parent for monetary needs of the child

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -The right to share in all decisions with regard to the rearing of the child

Modern domestic violence statutes

The determination of custody is based on the parent who is best able to provide financially for the child.

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Legal separation

A temporary order is

This results in voiding the marriage and returning the parties to the position they held prior to the marriage.

A legal separation agreement is a contract with respect to the property rights of the parties effective upon dissolution.

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -The right to make all decisions with regard to the rearing of the child

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -A court order requiring or prohibiting certain conduct after litigation

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Division of all legal rights of the parties and termination of the marital relationship

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Parties who represent themselves as married without the solemnization requirement

An act of physical aggression by and against any members of the same household is

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Theory that young children are presumed to be best placed in the custody of the mother

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -A contract with respect to property rights of the parties because the marriage is ended by dissolution

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Contribution toward support of legally separated or divorced spouse

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -A contract with respect to property rights of the parties because the marriage may be ended by dissolution

A legal annulment

Custody is the right to make all decisions with regard to the welfare and rearing of the minor child.

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Legal majority and adjudicated incompetence

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -Contribution by noncustodial parent for monetary needs of the child

Match the most appropriate term to the definition. -The right to share in all decisions with regard to the rearing of the child

Modern domestic violence statutes

The determination of custody is based on the parent who is best able to provide financially for the child.

The Historical Basis and Current Structure of the American Legal System

The Courts

Legislation

The Executive Branch and Administrative Authority

Substantive and Procedural Issues

Jurisdiction

The Legal Professional

The Law of Ethics

Torts

Estates and Probate

Property Law

The Law of Contracts

The Law of Business

Criminal Law

Criminal Procedure

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