Reference no: EM132201834

1. Which of the following is NOT true about promises to marry in the United? States?

A. An action for breach of a promise to marry is based on a? breach-of-contract theory.

B. In the nineteenth? century, many courts recognized an action for breach of a promise to marry.

C. The denial of an action for breach of a promise to marry is based on current social norms.

D. An action for breach of a promise to marry can occur if a person proposed? marriage, the other person? accepted, and then the person who proposed backed out before the marriage took place.

E. ?Today, most courts will recognize a breach of a? promise-to-marry lawsuit.

2. Which of the following is NOT true about? same-sex marriage?

A. In? 2004, the state of Massachusetts became the first state to grant equal rights to? same-sex couples to get married.

B. About? one-half of the states now permit? same-sex marriage.

C. ?Same-sex partners lobbied state legislatures and brought lawsuits in state and federal courts to change marriage laws to permit? same-gender marriage, also commonly referred to as? same-sex marriage.

D. Many? states, by legislation or constitutional? provision, prohibited? same-sex partners from marrying.

E. ?Same-sex partners have been fighting for decades to obtain the same right to marry that heterosexual couples have.

3. During which decade did states begin to recognize? no-fault divorce?

A. 1970s

B. 1980s

C. States do not recognize? no-fault divorce? Instead, a married person who seeks a divorce must prove that the other person is at fault for causing a major problem with continuing the? marriage; examples of fault include? adultery, physical or emotional? abuse, abandonment, alcohol or other substance? abuse, or insanity.

D. 1960s

E.1950s

4. Which of the following is NOT true about child? support?

A. Child support includes a? child's costs for? food, shelter,? clothing, medical? expenses, and other necessities of life.

B. The noncustodial parent is obligated to contribute to the financial support of biological and adopted children.

C. In awarding child? support, the court may consider several? factors, including the number of? children, the needs of the? children, the net income of the? parents, standard of living of the children prior to termination of the? marriage, special medical or other needs of the children and other factors the court deems relevant.

D. The duty to pay child support usually continues until a child reaches the age of? majority, graduates from high? school, or emancipates? him- or herself by voluntarily choosing to live on his or her own.

E. Custodial and noncustodial parents may NOT agree to the amount of child support. It is mandated by state law.

5. Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement regarding child? custody?

A. The legal term custody is used to describe who has legal responsibility for raising a child.

B. ?Traditionally, the court almost always granted custody of a child to the mother.

C. The custodial parent who is awarded custody has legal custody of the child.

D. Legal custody of the child includes physical custody of the child.

E. Child custody is one of the least litigated issues of divorcing couples.

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the more common issues addressed in a prenuptial? agreement?

A. income

B. profession and license

C. separate property

D. valuation of business

E. future lottery winnings

7. Which of the following is NOT true about prenuptial? agreements?

A. Prenuptial agreements must be voluntarily? entered, without threats or undue pressure.

B. ?Generally, courts will enforce a properly negotiated prenuptial agreement even if the agreement provides for an unequal distribution of assets and eliminates financial support of a spouse in case the marriage is terminated.

C. ?Generally, courts will not enforce a prenuptial agreement if the agreement provides for an unequal distribution of assets or eliminates financial support of a spouse in case the marriage is terminated.

D. For a prenuptial agreement to be? enforceable, each party must make full disclosure of assets and? liabilities, and each party should be represented by their own attorney.

E. They must provide for fair distribution of assets and must not be unconscionable.

8. Which of the following is NOT true about how debts are divided during a dissolution of? marriage?

A. If a debt is not paid by the spouse to whom the court has distributed the? debt, a? third-party creditor may not recover payment of the debt from the other spouse.

B. If a debt is not paid by the spouse to whom the court has distributed the? debt, a? third-party creditor may recover payment of the debt from the other spouse.

C. In most? states, each spouse is personally liable for his or her own premarital? debts, and the other spouse is not liable for those debts.

D. How debts are divided depends on the type of debt and upon state law.

E. Debts that are incurred during the marriage for necessities and other joint? needs, including but not limited to? shelter, clothing,? automobiles, medical? expenses, and the? like, are joint marital debts and are the joint responsibility of the spouses.