Deck 17: Family Law and Estates

Question 1

Jerry leaves home and supports himself. What has occurred?

A) Emancipation
B) Marriage
C) Freedom
D) None of these choices is correct.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A parent's duty to provide medical care to his or her child is governed by which of the following?

A) Family law
B) Parental law
C) Spousal law
D) En Familia law

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The legal obligations owed to family members are governed by which of the following?

A) Family law
B) Parental law
C) Spousal law
D) En Familia law

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Joe and Morgan want to get married. Which of the following people can perform the marriage ceremony for them?

A) A judge
B) A justice of the peace
C) A member of the clergy
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 5

About of the states require a blood test before marriage.

A) 5 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 50 percent

Question 6

How many states currently recognize common law marriages?

A) Ten
B) Fifteen
C) Twenty-five
D) Fifty

Question 7

Which of the following is described by the term family law?

A) How we create families
B) Who can create a family
C) The legal obligations owed to family members
D) The dissolution of families through divorce
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 8

Most Americans

A) do not get married.
B) will marry at least once.
C) will marry multiple times.
D) will have at least two children.

Question 9

Which of the following is a requirement for a couple getting married?

A) Both parties must be of a certain age.
B) Both parties must be currently unmarried.
C) Both parties may not be closely related.
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 10

law governs the legal relationships of people within a family.

A) Family
B) Parental
C) Spousal
D) En Familia

Question 11

Marriage is a status that is conferred by which of the following?

A) The federal government
B) The state
C) The Church of England
D) The county

Question 12

Which of the following statements is correct regarding marriage?

A) There are no limitations on marriage.
B) States place some limitations on marriage.
C) Marriage is governed by federal laws.
D) There are only limitations on marriages if the people are under eighteen years of age.

Question 13

People who are under the required age for marriage can marry if they

A) are terminally ill.
B) obtain parental consent.
C) are living at home.
D) are in college.

Question 14

Which of the following is a requirement for all common law marriages?

A) Parties must live together for ten years.
B) Parties must sign a notarized agreement.
C) Parties must have a witness to the marriage.
D) Parties must live together as husband and wife.

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the steps that is generally required for a legally recognized marriage to take place?

A) Marriage ceremony
B) Marriage counseling
C) Marriage license
D) Recording of marriage license

Question 16

Katie and Chris become married solely by mutual consent and without a license or ceremony. Their marriage is a(n) marriage.

A) federal
B) illegal
C) common law
D) consensual

Question 17

People who are under the required age for marriage can marry if they are

A) terminally ill.
B) emancipated from their parents.
C) living at home.
D) in college.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a requirement for a couple getting married?

A) Both parties must be of a certain age.
B) Both parties must be currently unmarried.
C) Both parties may not be closely related.
D) Both parties must be employed.

Question 19

Which of the following is not a requirement for a couple getting married?

A) Both parties must be of a certain age.
B) Both parties must be currently unmarried.
C) Both parties may not be closely related.
D) None of these choices is correct.

Question 20

A person's real and personal property is known as his or her

A) estate.
B) will.
C) alimony.
D) total property.

Question 21

Phillip and Maria cohabitate, but when they are out in public they do not present themselves as husband and wife. Which of the following statements is correct regarding Phillip and Maria?

A) They do not have a common law marriage.
B) They have a common law marriage.
C) They have a consensual marriage.
D) They have an unofficial marriage.

Question 22

Which of the following must be true for a person to be legally defined as a child?

A) The person must be unmarried only.
B) The person must be a minor only.
C) The person must not be emancipated only.
D) The person must be an unmarried minor who is not emancipated.

Question 23

If an unmarried mother wishes to establish that a certain person is the biological father of her child, then she must file a(n) suit.

A) paternity
B) fatherhood
C) legitimacy
D) parenthood

Question 24

Parents are not legally obligated to provide their children with which of the following?

A) Food
B) Shelter
C) Medical care
D) iPhones

Question 25

Which of the following is an order that requires one person to stay away from another?

A) An injunctive order
B) A restraining order
C) An order to cease and desist
D) A harassment order

Question 26

Which of the following is not considered a basic need for a child?

A) Clothing
B) Food
C) Shelter
D) None of these choices is correct.

Question 27

Parents' obligations to their children include which of the following?

A) Food and shelter
B) Schooling to age sixteen or eighteen
C) Medical care
D) All of these choices are correct.
E) None of these choices is correct.

Question 28

In most states, cohabitation alone a common law marriage.

A) produces
B) does not produce
C) is not required for
D) prevents

Question 29

Battery of a spouse is a criminal act in which of the following?

A) All states
B) Most states
C) About half of the states
D) About one-third of the states

Question 30

A child born out of wedlock has the right to be supported by his or her

A) biological mother.
B) maternal grandparents.
C) paternal grandparents.
D) biological father.

Question 31

A marriage contract is governed by which of the following?

A) A judge
B) The state
C) A priest
D) Contract law
E) A judge or a priest

Question 32

Which of the following is not a requirement for all common law marriages?

A) Parties must live together as husband and wife.
B) Parties must sign a notarized agreement.
C) Parties must hold themselves out to the public as husband and wife.
D) Parties must be eligible to marry.

Question 33

Parents are legally obligated to provide their children with which of the following?

A) Food
B) Shelter
C) Medical care
D) Clothing
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 34

Which of the following is considered a basic need for a child?

A) Clothing
B) Food
C) Shelter
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 35

The legal definition of a child is which of the following?

A) An unmarried minor who is not emancipated
B) Any minor who is not emancipated
C) A person under the age of twenty-one
D) A person under the age of eighteen

Question 36

In which of the following cases would parental duties likely be extended after a child reaches the age of eighteen?

A) The child chooses not to move away from home.
B) The child is not accepted into college.
C) The child is seriously disabled.
D) The child is unemployed.

Question 37

Which of the following would be considered child abuse?

A) Neglecting a child
B) Molesting a child
C) Injuring a child
D) All of these choice are correct.

Question 38

Once regarded as married by common law, a couple must

A) have a notary public sign a common law divorce form to dissolve the marriage.
B) obtain a court decree to dissolve the marriage.
C) attend marriage counseling.
D) have a formal marriage ceremony.

Question 39

Parents may be liable for their children's wrongful acts on the theory of

A) negligence.
B) contract.
C) strict liability.
D) intentional tort.

Question 40

Which of the following would not be considered child abuse?

A) Neglecting a child
B) Spanking a child
C) Injuring a child
D) Molesting a child
E) None of these choices is correct.

Question 41

An annulment may be granted when there is which of the following?

A) Lack of genuine consent
B) Fraud
C) Bigamy
D) All of these choices are correct.
E) None of these choices is correct.

Question 42

A marriage can be terminated by which of the following?

A) The state
B) A paralegal
C) A lawyer
D) A notary public

Question 43

is the act of marrying one person while already legally married to another.

A) Bigotry
B) Monogamous marriage
C) Bigamy
D) Adultery

Question 44

Sara is not married to Ralph, who is the father of her child. If Sara wants to legally establish that Ralph is the biological father of her child she should do which of the following?

A) File a maternity suit
B) File a paternity suit
C) Call a local newspaper to interview Ralph
D) File a DNA verification suit

Question 45

is a temporary arrangement in which a family is paid by the state to care for a child for a limited period of time.

A) Temporary adoption
B) Foster care
C) State care
D) Foster adoption

Question 46

When deciding if an adoption is in the "best interests of the child," a court may consider which of the following?

A) The financial resources of the adopting parents
B) The religious affiliation of the adopting parents
C) The race of the adopting parents
D) All of these choices are correct.
E) None of these choices is correct.

Question 47

A divorce in which neither party is deemed to be at fault for the breakdown of the marriage is called a

A) breakup.
B) no-fault divorce.
C) fault-based divorce.
D) mediated divorce.

Question 48

Which of the following statements is true regarding annulments?

A) Annulments are common.
B) Annulments are not allowed in about half of the states.
C) Annulments are not common.
D) Annulments are expensive.

Question 49

Which of the following is a type of adoption that is arranged privately, as when a physician, lawyer, or other person puts a couple seeking to adopt a child in contact with a pregnant woman who has decided to give up her child for adoption?

A) Confidential adoption
B) Independent adoption
C) Private adoption
D) Agency adoption

Question 50

A procedure in which persons become the legal parents of a child who is not their biological child is called

A) foster care.
B) adoption.
C) step-parenting.
D) paternity.

Question 51

Which of the following statements is true regarding adoption?

A) No states allow single people to adopt children.
B) Only some states allow single people to adopt children.
C) All states allow single people to adopt children.
D) Adopting children is more expensive for single people than for married couples.

Question 52

Traditionally, in agency adoptions, the identities of the biological and the adoptive parents were

A) kept confidential.
B) revealed to the child when he or she turned eighteen.
C) revealed to the child when he or she turned twenty-one.
D) made available to any interested party.

Question 53

Which of the following is not considered a basic need for a child?

A) Clothing
B) Food
C) Video games
D) Shelter

Question 54

Which of the following is a way a child's biological parents can give up their legal rights to the child?

A) Consent
B) Death
C) Order of a court
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 55

Which of the following is required for adoption?

A) The biological parents must give up their legal rights.
B) The adopting parents must follow all legal procedures of the state in which the adoption occurs.
C) The adoption must be formally approved by a judge.
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 56

Which of the following is true regarding illegitimate children?

A) Under the common law illegitimate children have no right to inherit.
B) An illegitimate child is not a legal child of the father unless paternity is established through a legal proceeding.
C) There are different laws governing illegitimate children in different states.
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 57

Carol and Andy become the legal parents of Sam, who is not their biological child. This process is called

A) adoption.
B) inclusion.
C) assimilation.
D) acquisition.

Question 58

Which of the following is a requirement for adoption?

A) The adoption must be approved by a judge.
B) The adoption must be made by married persons.
C) The adoption must be made by same-gender couples.
D) The adoption must be approved by the biological parents.

Question 59

is the most common way to end a marriage.

A) Divorce
B) Common law divorce
C) Annulment
D) Court order

Question 60

Which of the following is a court decree that essentially invalidates a marriage?

A) A dissolution
B) An annulment
C) A divorce
D) A termination

Question 61

In some states, husbands and wives hold property as property, which is all property acquired during the marriage (not including inheritances or gifts received by either party during the marriage).

A) separate
B) community
C) communal
D) shared

Question 62

On what grounds may a no-fault divorce be granted?

A) One party was engaged in adultery.
B) One party spent all of the assets.
C) The parties bought separate property.
D) The parties have been living separately for a period of time.

Question 63

Prior to the , to obtain a divorce, a petitioning party had to allege reasons for the divorce.

A) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1990s

Question 64

The parent who has custody of a child has the right to make major decisions about the child's life without consulting the other parent.

A) total
B) legal
C) parental
D) court

Question 65

alimony is designed to provide ex-spouses with the education, training, or job experience necessary to support themselves.

A) Permanent
B) Rehabilitative
C) Educational
D) Employment

Question 66

alimony must be paid until the former spouse receiving the alimony remarries or dies.

A) Permanent
B) Rehabilitative
C) Lifetime
D) Total

Question 67

Property that a spouse owned before the marriage, plus inheritances and gifts acquired by the spouse during the marriage, is which of the following?

A) Community property
B) Separate property
C) Joint property
D) Marital property

Question 68

Which of the following is a person who is appointed by the court to represent the interests of a child?

A) Guardian persona
B) Guardian ad litem
C) Guardian pro se
D) Guardian of custody

Question 69

The right of a noncustodial parent to have contact with his or her child is called _. This sometimes includes grandparents and stepparents, as well.

A) visitation rights
B) joint custody
C) legal custody
D) custody rights

Question 70

Today, how many states allow no-fault divorce?

A) All states
B) About half of the states
C) About one-third of the states
D) About one-fourth of the states

Question 71

When awarding child custody in a divorce case, courts consider which of the following?

A) The ability of each parent to provide for the child's needs and education
B) The mental health of each parent
C) The wishes of the child
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 72

An agreement made in contemplation of marriage that states how property is to be divided upon divorce is called a(n) agreement.

A) marital settlement
B) prenuptial
C) anti-nuptial
D) divorce

Question 73

Which of the following is not included in a petition for divorce?

A) The names and addresses of both spouses
B) The date and place of the marriage
C) Compensatory damages
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 74

George and Susan are going to get a divorce. It is likely that

A) they will seek an annulment.
B) their divorce will not go to trial.
C) their divorce will go to trial.
D) the federal government will be involved.

Question 75

Which of the following is included in a petition for divorce?

A) The damages sought
B) Compensatory damages
C) Future damages
D) The relief sought

Question 76

All property acquired during the course of a marriage, apart from inheritances and gifts made to one or the other of the spouses, is which of the following?

A) Equitable property
B) Separate property
C) Joint property
D) Marital property

Question 77

Financial support paid to a former spouse after a marriage has been terminated is called

A) rehabilitation.
B) palimony.
C) alimony.
D) child support.

Question 78

In deciding how to divide property between divorced spouses, the courts consider which of the following?

A) The age of the parties
B) The duration of the marriage
C) The parties' education
D) The age of the parties and the parties' education only
E) The age of the parties, the duration of the marriage, and the parties' education

Question 79

Most divorces

A) never go to trial.
B) cannot be settled out of court.
C) do not involve attorneys and paralegals.
D) go to trial.

Question 80

Which of the following means that both parents will make major decisions together for the child?

A) Joint custody
B) Joint legal custody
C) Physical custody
D) Legal custody