Business and Personal Law

Chapter 20: Marriage and Divorce

Online Practice Tests

1
Marriage is a civil contract that comes into existence
A)one year from the date of your wedding.
B)the day after your wedding.
C)the day of your wedding.
D)when you become engaged.
2
A prenuptial agreement
A)becomes effective as soon as the couple is engaged.
B)lists the assets of each party.
C)is considered an informal agreement.
D)is a contract made between each partner and his or her parents or guardians.
3
A covenant marriage is a(n)
A)marriage that takes place without a ceremony.
B)common-law marriage.
C)attempt to reduce divorce and protect children.
D)marriage officiated by a magistrate.
4
Consanguinity means
A)related by blood.
B)related by marriage.
C)having two spouses at one time.
D)being married abroad.
5
Except in Mississippi and Nebraska, you can be married without parent consent at age
A)21
B)18
C)17
D)16
6
No-fault divorce
A)allows for the dissolution of marriage to take place within 30 days.
B)requires that you live apart from your spouse for one year before the divorce is allowed.
C)is a declaration by the court that the marriage was never effective.
D)eliminates the need to prove that one party is to blame.
7
An annulment is a declaration by the court that
A)divorce proceedings have begun.
B)the marriage was never valid.
C)reconciliation has been attempted.
D)no one party is to blame.
8
Sole custody gives all parental rights, duties and responsibilities to
A)the grandparents.
B)one parent.
C)the court.
D)both parents.
9
Alimony is
A)payment for child support by one or both parents.
B)distribution of the marital property in a divorce settlement.
C)an allowance for support paid to one person by the former spouse in a divorce.
D)legal custody of the children after a divorce is finalized.
10
Polygamy can be defined as
A)an informal marriage created by the parties themselves.
B)marrying someone you are related to by marriage.
C)marrying someone you are related to by blood.
D)the illegal act of having more than two spouses at a time.
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