Const Law
The study of how courts have given meaning and life to our constitution.
What is Constitutional Law?
The most heavily debated term in the concept of family law.
What is the definition of family?
This is the first component of a contract.
What is an offer?
A civil wrong that can be brought to court and given a remedy. It is a willful misconduct.
What is a tort?
Also known as realty.
What is real property?
These are defined principals that keep the national government in check.
What are powers and limits?
This is anything owned or earned by a couple in marriage.
What is common property?
These are all six elements of a contract.
What is offer, acceptance, consideration, terms, defenses, and performance?
This willful misconduct. Does NOT have to be hostile.
What is an intentional tort?
SSI and DMV are examples of this.
What is an administrative agency?
This was the precedent set after Marbury v Madison.
What is Judaical Review?
This 1972 act allowed people (usually women) to petition for a divorce without having to prove some sort of wrong.
What is the Matrimonial Causes Act?
What are defense to formation?
What is defamation?
When the government repossesses your land for government use.
What are government takings?
This makes sure no citizen shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without ___ ______ of law. Found in the 5th and 14th amendment.
What is due process?
Parents must fulfill these duties to their children regardless of marriage, divorce, or child support.
What are financial obligations to food, clothing, shelter, medical care, & education?
This can be either implied or expressed.
What is contract performance?
These three things are needed for a claim of negligence.
These three fall under intellectual property rights.
What are copyright, patents, and trademarks?
This act helps enact due process and makes sure the government has real reasons to treat defendants seriously.
What is the Equal Protection Act (1868)?
These are the two types of child custody.
What are legal custody and physical custody?
The taking on of a legal obligation OR giving up the legal right by a promisee
What is legal detriment?
This tort is usually paired with a defamation claim.
What is invasion of privacy?
Courts almost always show this towards administrative competence?
What is deference?