As a community property state, Texas requires all of the following except :

As a community property state, Texas requires all of the following except
 
  A) that a couple divide property acquired during marriage.
  B) that a spouse is not usually responsible for the other's support after divorce.
  C) that children have a right to be supported by their parents even if the parents are divorced.
  D) alimony must be paid after five years of marriage.

 Q. 2

Civil law protects individuals from all of the following except
 
  A) slander.
  B) libel.
  C) assault.
  D) negligence.

 Q. 3

Which law has been passed by the legislature and is written in codebooks?
 
  A) Administrative
  B) Fundamental
  C) Common
  D) Statutory

 Q. 4

Civil law in the states today is based in large part on centuries-old English
 
  A) statutory law.
  B) constitutional law.
  C) common law.
  D) federalist papers.

 Q. 5

The means to redress an injury, including relief from ongoing injury or compensation for past damages is known as
 
  A) remedy.
  B) plaintiff.
  C) punishment.
  D) stare decisis.

 Q. 6

In a civil case, the individual filing the case is referred to as the
 
  A) prosecutor.
  B) plaintiff.
  C) defendant.
  D) respondent.