Ch. 29 Marriage Review

More than _____% of Americans will be married at some point in their lives.

• 50%

• 40%

• 75%

• 90%

When applying for a marriage license, a couple must go to the _______________ office.

• Justice of the Peace

• Clerk of Court

• Family Law Judge

• Tax Assessor

Choose all the requirements for obtaining a marriage license.

• Proof of age & identity

• Documentation of prior marriages

• Affidavit swearing to the truth

• Small fee

A few states still require couples to submit to ____________ to be aware of diseases.

• personality tests

• genetic tests

• blood tests

• ACT tests

Many states require a __________ between the time of receiving the marriage license and the wedding ceremony.

• waiting period

• blood test

• declaration of intent

• birth certificate

A wedding ceremony can be either ________ or _________.

• religious

• outdoors

• civil

• informal

The couple signs and receives a _____________ at the wedding ceremony.

• marriage license

• marriage certificate

• marriage annulment

• name-change certificate

____________ marriage was designed to express that the couple takes their vows very seriously.

• Common-law

• Traditional

• Covenant

• Polygamous

A covenant marriage in Louisiana requires the couple to separate for __________ before obtaining a divorce.

• 6 months

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 4-5 years

In Louisiana covenant marriage, the couple can only seek a divorce for the following reasons:

• Adultery

• Commission of a felony and imprisonment at hard labor

• Abandonment for one year

• Physical or sexual abuse of the spouse or child(ren)