LS100 Chapter 8 Practice Quiz

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Pregunta 1

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Domestic relations is the area of law that deals with family law issues such as divorce, custody, and support.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 2

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Premarital (prenuptial) agreements are only for celebrities or wealthy individuals.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 3

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A premarital (prenuptial) agreement can address the following issues, except:
Respuesta
  • Rights and obligations regarding any property
  • Child support
  • Rights to manage and control any property
  • Disposition of property upon termination of the marriage by death or legal action
  • Choice of law to govern the agreement

Pregunta 4

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What are the three different ways to legally terminate a marriage?
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  • annulment
  • legal separation
  • dissolution
  • church/religious annulment

Pregunta 5

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If the marriage is found to be void, it means that there was never a valid marriage.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

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A voidable marriage can never be declared a valid marriage by a court.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 7

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A disssolution of marriage can only occur if one of the parties is able to show that the other party was at fault for the collapse of the marriage.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 8

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In a divorce action, the court can address the following issues:
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  • Custody
  • support
  • property
  • criminal domestic violence issue

Pregunta 9

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If the court chooses to bifurcate the proceeding, the court terminates the marriage, but the remaining issues are heard separately after the marriage is terminated. However, the parties are not free to remarry until all of the remaining issues are resolved.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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Why might a couple choose a legal separation over a dissolution?
Respuesta
  • religious reasons
  • couple doesn't actually want a divorce
  • they want to remarry but do not want to go through the hassle of a dissolution proceeding.
  • couple wants to see if they can work out a resolution and try a temporary separation

Pregunta 11

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Child custody pertains only to children born out of a marital relationship.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 12

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The purpose of support is to ensure that the following are available to a child or spouse who is unable to earn an adequate living:
Respuesta
  • housing
  • food
  • clothing
  • expensive haircuts
  • new technology/devices

Pregunta 13

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Separate property must be divided upon dissolution of a marriage.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 14

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Community property does not include debts.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 15

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What are some discovery tools?
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  • interrogatories
  • depositions
  • request for production of documents
  • search and seizure

Pregunta 16

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What is mediation/conciliation?
Respuesta
  • Court recomends this if there are minor children and couple cannot resolve issues.
  • Pre-marital counseling.
  • This is only used when the couple has property issues they cannot resolve.
  • A formal process, similar to a trial.
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