Annulment
A marriage is said to be ________ when any interested party can bring suit to annul the marriage at any time, even after the death of one of the parties
What is void?
A contract entered into between two people who are about to get married that covers property division, spousal support and related matters if the parties separate or get divorced
What is a premarital or antenuptial agreement?
The type of divorce in Maryland which is a final decree
An absolute divorce
The type of income that is now used to calculate child support
Net income
In Maryland, the standard used for determining parental responsibility and timesharing
What is best interest of the child? (NOTE: the preference of the child is only ONE factor and is not a deciding factor; the child can only testify after proper motion and order of the court)
A marriage where the right to annul belongs to the innocent party and terminates on the death of either party
What is a voidable marriage?
One of the reasons for entering into premarital agreement
What is parties are older, have substantial assets, want to provide for children from prior marriage-
YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THIS AND WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE IN A PRENUP
One of the fault grounds for divorce
What is adultery, cruelty, or desertion?
Where one party intentionally takes a lower paying job to avoid paying child support
Voluntary impoverishment
Where both parents must consult with each other to make decisions regarding the child's welfare
What is shared parental responsibility?
The court can award sole parental responsibility in certain very limited circumstances and only if shared is detrimental to the child
One of the LEGAL capacity grounds for annulment
What are pre-existing marriage, non-age, physical disability, relation by blood (consanguinity)?
One of the things one would think would be a requirement for a valid prenuptial agreement that is actually NOT a requirement
What are fairness and independent counsel
The type of divorce that gives temporary relief in Maryland
What is a Limited Divorce?
A method of proving the income of a self-employed person
tax returns
One of the grounds for annulment relating to intent
Mental incapacity, sham marriage, duress, fraud
Where a reasonable person, based on facts and circumstances, would conclude that the parties had a tacit understanding that they had a contractual relationship even though the terms were never expressly discussed
What is implied contract (based on facts and circumstances)
A quasi contract is a contract implied in LAW to avoid unjust enrichment
YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THE DIFFICULTIES OF COHABITING COUPLES AND THE METHODS OF RECOVERY FOR THEM
The ground for divorce which is filed by a spouse where the other spouse makes it impossible to maintain a marital relationship
What is Constructive desertion?
The government agency which assists parents in collecting child support from the other parent
Child Support Enforcement
A person appointed by the court to serve as evaluator and investigator (not as an advocate) to make recommendations to the court as to what is in the interest of the child
What is guardian ad litem
In Florida, a marriage between persons, one of whom is married to another (bigamy), is considered to be _______.
What is void?
One of the things that the parties CANNOT agree to in a premarital agreement
What are not to provide support for children, not to get divorced and anything else that is illegal
Where no dissolution action has been filed, but a party needs temporary spousal support, child support or a parenting plan, they request this
What is separate maintenance
Type of jurisdiction the court must have to make an order that binds an individual
What is personal?