Nancy and Mike are getting divorced and Mike desperately wants to have custody of their children because he thinks they are not safe with Nancy because she has been abusive to them in the past although the abuse has never been documented. Nancy tells him he can have the children if he gives her the marital residence and half his pension leaving him with no assets except his checking account and automobile. These terms are put into the parties' separation agreement. The agreement may not be valid because a court may find that it did not meet which of the following requirements for a valid contract?
A) The terms of the agreement should be clearly defined.
B) The agreement should be comprehensive.
C) The agreement is fair and freely entered.
D) The agreement accurately reflects the parties' intentions.
Q. #2Wisconsin was the first state to make it illegal to advertise online or in print, a child older than one year for adoption or custody transfer.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. #3Joe and Claudia divorced five years ago. Claudia retired last year and receives social security but no pension. Joe retired this year and is receiving social security and a pension that was not mentioned in the parties' separation agreement at the time of their divorce. Claudia tells Joe that she wants half his pension but Joe tells her she is out of luck. He disclosed it and she knew about it at the time of the divorce and was not given a share. If he is right, this is an example of what can happen when which of the following characteristics of an effective separation agreement is most clearly not satisfied?
A) The agreement is comprehensive.
B) The terms of the agreement are clearly defined.
C) The agreement accurately reflects the parties' intentions.
D) The agreement is fair and freely entered.
Q. #4Anita and Steve were divorced in 2011. In their separation agreement, Anita agreed to carry their son, Joshua, on her health insurance. In addition, they both agreed to divide equally any of Joshua's uninsured medical expenses. The agreement specifically stated that Steve agreed to pay 50 percent of the health insurance premiums Anita was paying. After the divorce, Steve claimed he should only be responsible for 50 of the health insurance premiums paid for Jessie and not those paid for Rita's benefit. According to the terms of the agreement described above, Kelly's claim was denied. Which of the following characteristics of an effective separation agreement was not satisfied in this case?
A) The agreement is fair and freely entered.
B) The agreement is comprehensive.
C) The agreement accurately reflects the parties' intentions.
D) None of the above were satisfied.
Q. #5Property division provisions are found in what part of a separation agreement?
A) in the recitals
B) in the Exhibits or Articles
C) in boilerplate sections
D) none of the above
Q. #6Which of the following tasks might be assigned to a paralegal assigned to draft a separation agreement for a client?
A) gather information to be included in the recitals
B) attend meetings with the client and take notes
C) draft a proposed outline of the agreement
D) Any of the above tasks may be assigned to a paralegal.
Q. #7One of the key steps in the adoption process is to free the child for adoption by parental consent or termination of parental rights.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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