12-2 Divorce and the Law of Contracts

A legal procedure for declaring that a voidable marriage is null and void.

• divorce

• void marriage

• annulment

• separation

This results from a problem that existed from the beginning of the supposed union.

• Voidable Marriage

• Valid Contract

• Voidable Contract

• Unenforceable Contract

A person who knowingly marries a second spouse while still married to the first is called:

• Bigamist

• Polygamist

• Monogamist

• Divorcee

In this type of divorce proceeding, the requesting spouse does not have to list a grievance, such as adultery, desertion, or cruelty, against the other.

• void marriage

• separation

• no-fault divorce

• divorce

What is child custody concerned mainly with?

• The financial support of the child

• The living arrangements and welfare of the child

• The education of the child

• The healthcare of the child

The monetary payment by a parent to provide a dependent child with appropriate economic maintenance.

• Child Support

• Alimony

• Trust Fund

• Inheritance

_____ is the support paid by the wage earner of the family to the other spouse, usually paid at regular intervals.

• alimony

• child support

• trust fund

• allowance

What is the definition of divorce?

• A legal declaration by a court that a marriage has ended

• A religious ceremony that ends a marriage

• A separation between two partners without legal consequences

• A decision made by the government to dissolve a marriage

This creates no rights or duties for either party and is considered invalid from the beginning.

• bigamist

• voidable marriage

• annulment

• void marriage

The method usually used to end a marriage is

• separation

• court

• judge

• divorce