Separation
Temporary Legal Guardianship, Family Foster Care, Kinship Care, Foster Care
Equitable Distribution of Property
100% of his property will escheat to the state
Termination of Parental Rights Hearing
Child Neglect
Separation Agreement
Marital Property
Adoption
Need, Length of Marriage, Financial Status During the Marriage
Food, shelter, clothing, education, medical care, emotional support
Child Abuse
Emancipation
Age out, Termination of Parental Rights, Family Reunification
Surrogacy
Bequest
Annulment
Mike because he is the Custodial Parent of the boys
Divorce
Residuary Clause
Child A gets 50% and child B gets 50%
Discipline
Irreconcilable Differences
Devise
Separate Property
Mike and Carol get a divorce. Mike will be the custodial parent to the boys and have visitation with respect to the girls. Carol will be the custodial parent to the girls and have visitation with respect to the boys. Who is responsible for the day to day decisions and care of the boys? Why?
What is a court order declaring that a marriage never existed?
With regards to the division of marital property upon divorce, how do the majority of states view property?
List two possible placements for a child who is neglected or abused.
How does all other property not expressly disposed of in a will pass to those who will inherit it?
When a couple lives apart but is still legally married and may reunite at any time, it is called what?
What is the name of the hearing when a court determines that a parent cannot or will not ever be able to provide a safe home for a child?
What type of property is acquired by either spouse during the marriage and belongs to the couple (joint bank accounts, cars, and other property)?
Geoff dies intestate. He has no living relatives. How will his estate be divided?
What is the legal and enforceable contract that sets out a couple’s agreed-upon terms for child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, divisions of property, and other issues when they initially separate?
What type of property is property owned by either spouse before marriage that remains theirs throughout the marriage?
What is a specific gift of personal property to a person made in a will?
A failure to properly feed, clothe, shelter, educate, supervise, or tend to the medical needs of a child is known as what?
What is a specific gift of real property to a person made in a will?
What is the process by which another woman carries and gives birth to a child on behalf of another family?
A no-fault divorce is typically granted by proving what?
When a child becomes free from the legal custody and control of his parents, it is known as what?
Legally, corrective parental spanking of a child in Massachusetts is an example of what?
When any adult or older child inflicts or threatens to inflict intentional physical, emotional, or sexual harm on a child it is known as what?
What is the legal process by which adults become the legal parents of a child?
Geoff dies intestate. He has two children, a mother, and a brother. How will his estate be divided?
List four things considered “support,” which parents must provide to their children?
List two possible ways a person can get out of the foster system.
Mike and Carol get a divorce. The judge determines that Mike will owe Carol alimony. What are three considerations a judge usually makes in determining the amount of money that will need to be paid?
What is a court order that ends a valid marriage?
