Upon completion of a college degree by one spouse, which was required for her job, the resulting student loans are considered to be:
a. Marital property.
b. Marital assets.
c. Separate property.
d. Marital debt.
Q. 2Title to property indicates:
a. The name of the property.
b. The kind of property it is.
c. The party's ownership interest in the property.
d. How the property is zoned.
Q. 3There are many ways to distribute rights to a pension earned by one spouse during a marriage. Which of the following would not be likely to occur?
a. A QDRO could be used to request information from a pension administrator.
b. It would be treated as separate property of the employee who earned it.
c. It could be exchanged for a different asset, such as a house share.
d. It could be offset against the pension of the other spouse.
Q. 4June has been married to Fred for seven years. Fred just retired from a very good job, and now June wants to retire from Fred. She has a good idea how much Fred's very generous pension is worth and how much is in their bank accounts and their investments. June is healthy, relatively young, has been working part-time as a medical records clerk at the local hospital, and will have to work full-time for more than five years before she can retire. She feels that if she divorces Fred, she certainly deserves some sort of alimony after seven years of intensive housekeeping (Fred was not used to looking after himself). What do you think?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 5Do you believe that the parameters of reasonable accommodations discussed in this chapter are sufficient to address the complexities of a disability? Please discuss your answer.
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 6The more modern view of marriage compares it to:
a. Contract law, requiring a quid pro quo for property division.
b. Equity law, basing alimony on the maxims of equity.
c. Tort law, providing alimony as a remedy for a wrong.
d. Partnership law, requiring a fair division of marital assets.
Q. 7In ecclesiastical courts, divorce was governed by ____ law.
a. Common
b. Canon
c. Civil
d. French or Spanish
Q. 8The Establishment Clause states that no laws shall be created that would prefer one religion over the other.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false