Deck 7: Family Law

Question 1

Common law marriage occurs when the law requires a marriage ceremony be performed by an authorized official.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Marriage requirements are set by state law.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

No deviation from the Child Support Guidelines are allowed, even if the parties can show special circumstances.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Alimony is deductible by the payor and income to the recipient.

Question 5

Degrees of consanguinity and affinity are set out by statute that prohibits marriage between certain parties.

Question 6

Adoption allows a minor to be free of parental control, and do such things as marry, contract and live separately.

Question 7

Alimony and child support orders may be modified upon a showing of an unforeseen substantial change in circumstances.

Question 8

Considerations in determining the amount of child support include

A)The number of children
B)The income of the father
C)The income of the mother
D)all of the above

Question 9

Most states do not require that a party be a resident of the state when seeking a dissolution of marriage.

Question 10

Adoption laws may

A)allow a parent to voluntarily relinquish parental rights
B)allow the biological parents and adoptive parents to know each other
C)require the parties to work through an adoption agency
D)any of the above

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true? In order to be divorced in a state,

A)the parties must have been married in that state
B)the parties must allege fraud
C)the marriage, although illegal in that state, is valid where performed and does not violate the state's public policy
D)both parties reside in the state

Question 12

Fault grounds for a divorce are irreconcilable differences or that the marriage has broken down irretrievably.

Question 13

Equitable distribution is the process of determining

A)Distribution of marital assets
B)Alimony orders
C)Child support orders
D)All of the above

Question 14

Because failure to pay child support is a violation of a court order, an obligor can be found in contempt of court.

Question 15

Parents are responsible for torts committed by minor children, and state statutes often set the maximum amount of liability.