Prior to the enactment of child support guidelines, which of the following was not true?
a. A parent paid what he wanted to pay.
b. The amount of payment was left up to the judge's discretion.
c. Single-parent homes existed at/below the poverty line
d. Support was calculated using combined parental incomes and a complicated formula.
Q. 2Which of the following is not a feature of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA)?
a. It requires courts to honor the orders of a child's home state.
b. It encourages simultaneous proceedings in multiple states.
c. It allows for temporary, emergency custody of a child by a nonhome state.
d. It has been enacted in all fifty states.
Q. 3The court, in ________, established the parameters of Section 504 contagious disease.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Q. 4Factors such as a parent's cohabitation, use of drugs or alcohol, or physical or mental illness would not generally be enough to determine custody unless:
a. The child is aware of it.
b. It endangers the health or welfare of the child.
c. There is a viable alternative.
d. It has no effect whatsoever.
Q. 5Psychological manipulation of a child that involves disparaging the other parent may be termed:
a. CAPTA.
b. SAD.
c. PAS.
d. PKPA.
Q. 6Along with the marital home, a _______ is most commonly one of the two largest assets to be distributed in divorces.
a. Pension
b. Boat
c. Car
d. Vacation home