Decree Of Dissolution

Question: Florida Simplified Dissolution of Marriage - How long? Those who went this route. How long did you have to wait between filing and the final decree?

Answer: it depends....in indiana....i filed 11/8/05 cort date on 1/20/06

Question: HELP! How can I recognized the final divorce decree paper? I have the "DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE" signed (Judge), dated and certified by circuit court. Is this the final divorce decree paper? I have the signed (Judge), dated and certified (circuit court) "Dissolution Of Marriage" papers, is this the final divorce decree?

Answer: YES

Question: My Ex WAS ordered in the divorce decree to pay the mortgage with support payments? She has not payed the mortgage for 4 months and it is in process of foreclosure. I filed contempt order last week. I am Pro Se (represent myself in court) as I am not in a strong financial situation but I do as much as I can for the kids. I have a great relationship with them and there is a lot of love around except for her. For lack of better description...she is evil and loves turmoil...we have all seen the type. Yes, I know I married her and I am responsible for my actions. Two absolutely lovely kids, seriously...dream children. I am disabled and on a limited income. She makes a lot of "cash" $ and I don't think she reports what she makes and spends $ like crazy. $100.00 sunglasses for a 12 yr old daughter and $110.00 for my 13 yr old son, blah blah blah...She has a live-in boyfriend who owns his own business...and screams she doesn't get enough $$$$$...She had an attorney for the dissolution and I was Pro Se. She will be represented for the contempt court date I am sure. I would just like to have an idea of what may go down? Any sincere help would be appreciated Peace be with you and may THE LORD be with you teamheeler15@yahoo.com Van

Answer: The outcome depends on so many things. Not every state will go by the 'three strike rule' the previous poster mentioned, and not every judge will, either. Just because you 'think' she doesn't report what doesn't prove it, that's not admissible in court. The boyfriend's cash flow is off limits. He doesn't figure into your situation at all. They'll look at her income, your income, and probably adjust any child support accordingly, though she'll be responsible for paying arrears on what is owed to date. She can be held in contempt for not paying what she's been ordered to, but it's highly doubtful she'll be jailed. How would she pay if she had no means to bring anything in? It's a shame she's not taking care of her responsibilities, and I wish you well. By the way, do you not go through a state agency for child support? If you do, they'll likely help out with this. Not representing you, of course, but representing the children the support is going to. Best of luck!

Question: Are they still married? Well I have been dating this guy for the past few months. He had told me he was married before and he had filed for divorce in Indiana 4 months ago. In order to prevent high cost, he and his ex downloaded the forms from internet and signed the papers for dissolution of marriage. He claims he still hasnt gone in front of a judje and also hasnt received a divorce decree document to prove his dissolution of the marriage. Im not sure what forms they filled out, but my question is "are they still married?".

Answer: Probably not. Normally if the divorce has been finalized both members receive the papers so they can prove their status.

Question: What is your opinion on this latest news? Cabinet approves the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to amend the Hindu Marriage Act The Union Cabinet today approved the introduction of a Bill, namely, the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to further amend the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1954, to provide therein irretrievable break down of marriage as a ground of divorce. The Bill would provide safeguards to parties to marriage who file petition for grant of divorce by consent from the harassment in court if any of the party does not come to the court or wilfully avoids the court to keep the divorce proceedings inconslusive. At present, various grounds for dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce are laid down in section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The grounds inter alia include adultery, cruelty, desertion, conversion to another religion, unsoundness of mind, virulent and incurable form of leprosy, venereal disease in a communicable form, renouncement of the world and not heard as being alive for a period of seven years or more. Section 27 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954 also lays down similar grounds. However, section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act and Section 28 of the Special Marriage Act provide for divorce by mutual consent as a ground for presenting a petition for dissolution of marriage. The said sections inter alia provide that a petition for dissolution of marriage by mutual consent, if not withdrawn before six months after its presentation or not later than 18 months, then, the court may, on being satisfied after making inquiry, grant decree of divorce by mutual consent. However, it has been observed that the parties who have filed petition for mutual consent suffer in case one of the parties abstains himself or herself from court proceedings and keeps the divorce proceedings inconclusive. This has been causing considerable hardship to the party in dire need of divorce. Incidentally, it may be pertinent to point out here that such a legal proposition has been recommended by the Law Commission of India in its 217th report on ‘Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage – Another Ground for Divorce’. Further, the Hon’ble Supreme Court, in the case of Ms. Jorden Diengdeh Vs. S.S. Chopra reported in AIR 1985 SC 935 and in the case of Naveen Kohli Vs. Neelu Kohli reported in AIR 2006 SC 1675, has observed and recommended that irretrievable breakdown of marriage should be incorporated as another ground for grant of divorce. I fully agree with Phil D. The term 'irretrievable' is very vague, this being an adjective meaning that cannot be retrieved, recovered, restored, or recalled, in case of adjudging the extend a matrimonial home is broken that it cannot be retrieved, recovered, restored, or recalled has to be well defined to avoid any confusion in the mind of all. I fully agree that any married man or woman will walk to the nearest Family court seeking dissolution of the marriage on this ground but unless such a person knows the exact meaning of the irretrievable broken down matrimonial home that will be sufficient for him/her to get any relief from the Family Court, it will be just burdening the Family Courts with more divorce cases. Legislature in most of the cases use such vague terms but do not specify what all acts or omissions will amount to these, similarly you find the term "Cruelty" ground for divorce but what all amounts to acts of cruelty has not been specified in the Acts. The Legislature just do not want itself to burden with specifically stating the actual meaning of the terms it use , and this job is left for Judiciary to do. It has been the Supreme Court of India and other High Courts forming the exact meaning for these terms such as Cruelty and desertion etc. since the time these terms were introduced in the Act by the legislature thus we find so many years to understand what all these terms connotes for getting relief from the courts. I feel same will be even after introduction of this new ground. Here let me give example of the Singaporean law with regard to divorce as provided in the Women's Charter, there it is stated "Irretrievable breakdown of marriage to be sole ground for divorce" what all amounts to this is further is further stated as " The court hearing any proceedings for divorce shall not hold the marriage to have broken down irretrievably unless the plaintiff satisfies the court of one or more of the following facts:(a) that the defendant has committed adultery and the plaintiff finds it intolerable to live with the defendant;(b) that the defendant has behaved in such a way that the plaintiff cannot reasonably be expected to live with the defendant;(c) that the defendant has deserted the plaintiff for a continuous period of at least 2 years immediately preceding the filing of the writ; (d) that the parties to the marriage have lived apart for a continuous period of at least 3 years immediately preceding the filing of the writ and the defendant consents to a judgment being granted;(e) that the parties to the marriage have lived apart for a continuous period of at least 4 years immediately preceding the filing of the writ. Yes for getting rid of long pending litigation in court this will be right thing to happen, specially where blackmailing by either of the parties happen and large sum of money sought for agreeing to divorce by mutual consent, even one of the Family Judge told me that this provision will help him get all the long pending matters disposed off easily. But what I personally feel that not every young couple go in for this legal provision to dissolve their marriage, if there exist some misunderstanding between them than try resolve this by mutual discussion and compromise rather going for divorce. This is just a parental advice I will give to all youngsters. For Saurav: It is not clear how the new ground being introduced in the marriage laws for obtaining divorce will be inserted in the Acts will be one of the ground as available for unilateral divorce as provide in section 13 HMA or section 27 SMA, or will be entirely new section specifying how this will work. It can be possible that this may be extension of the divorce by mutual consent where a joint petition is filed by both parties. As far determining the issue of divorce immediately in divorce by mutual consent without waiting for six months may not be possible as this six month is breathing time given to parties to rethink their initial decision for dissolution of their marriage, everyone has right to change his/her mind but this should be genuine change of mind not coupled with ulterior motives to blackmail the other party. As held in Anil Jain V/s Maya Jain case by S.C. "In the instant case, the respondent wife has made it very clear that she will not live with the petitioner, but, on the other hand, she is also not agreeable to a mutual divorce. In ordinary circumstances, the petitioner's remedy would lie in filing a separate petition before the Family Court under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, on the grounds available, but in the present case there are certain admitted facts which attract the provisions of Section 13-B thereof. One of the grounds available under Section 13-B is that the couple have been living separately for one year or more and that they have not been able to live together, which is, in fact, the case as far as the parties to these proceedings are concerned. In this case, the parties are living separately for more than seven years. As part of the agreement between the parties the appellant had transferred valuable property rights in favour of the respondent and it was after registration of such transfer of property .. …rights in favour of the respondent and it was after registration of such transfer of property that she withdrew her consent for divorce. She still continues to enjoy the property and insists on living separately from the husband." What all weighed in the mind of the Hon'ble Judges in this case that here this wife was determined to trouble the husband even after being fully paid financial compensation, such attitude shows irretrievable broken marriage but since this provision was not available the Court under Article 142 Of the Constitution provided relief to the Husband and dissolved the marriage.

Answer: Hi Vijay sir, interesting amendment to Marriage act after long gap. One point i would like to share with you that i have come across no. of divorce matters in Andhra Pradesh they are very silly, due to incompatibility between boys and girls it is happening and they do not know the significance of marriages. In olden days both husband and wife lived happily without going for drastic step of divorce. Now a days with ignorance some of the parents and relatives of both sides are encouraging for Divorce spoiling the career of boys and girls.We con't help our society is like that so my personal opinion is this Amendment is better for getting Divorce fast without waiting for years.

Question: rule against perpetuities in divorce? Can anyone explain what the "rule against perpetuities" means in layman's terms when it comes to real estate and the dissolution of marriage? A little background: Jack and Jill owned a home and later divorced. According to the divorce decree, the the 4th anniversary of the dissolution, Jill has first "go" at buying Jack out of his half of the home. There is no time limit or clear date that says when Jill has to do this by. If Jill says "I want the house"...can Jill sit on this doing nothing for as long as she likes OR does this judgment violate the rules against perpetuities? OK..maybe I was given the wrong term as far as "rule against perpetuities". An attorney acquaintance mentioned it. So you are saying Jill can sit on the property without buying Jack out? What if Jack wants to buy Jill out? She can just say "no" because she can? The decree, as stated, says that Jill has the first right to buy out Jack after 4 years. If she cannot, Jack has the opportunity to buy Jill out. There is no deadline as to when Jill has to buy him out/have financing in place etc. I forgot to mention that if neither party can buy each other out, the house must go on the market after another 4 years. What I am asking is with the judgment being so vague, can Jill sit on the property for an additional 4 years even if Jack is prepared to buy her out after the first 4 years? OOPS..I meant to say that if either party CANNOT buy eachother out, the house must go on the market. Dana (or whomever comes along!) I understand what you are saying but once that 4 year mark comes along, then what? As I see it..she cannot try to buy him out until the 4 years are up but it also sounds to me like she can have an additional 4 years to do so because there is no time limit on her having to buy him out. Shouldn't the judgment be clarified so things have to happen BY a certain date?

Answer: The rule against perpetuities usually applies to wills. Though it could theoretically apply in a divorce situation, it would be very difficult to achieve such a result. The purpose of the rule is to keep people from tying up property indefinitely. The situation you described would not violate the rule against perpetuities because it applies only to Jill. Basically, there IS a time limit on the agreement, Jill's lifetime. Once she dies, this agreement dies. The rule against perpetuities basically states that in a gift of land (usually in a will), the full title to the land must pass within 21 years after the death of a life in being (someone alive at the time the "gift" takes effect). In your example, you could probably make it violate the rule by giving that 1/2 interest in the land to Jill's great great grandkids and Jill had no children at the time the decree was final. Addition: I don't see anything vague about this agreement. Basically, Jill has the opportunity to buy Jack out after years. If she can't or won't, then he can, at that point, buy her out. If neither can get the financing together to buy the other out, the house goes on the market after 8 years. This agreement is not just in the hands of Jill. It is in the hands of both parties. While Jill gets the right to buy out first, Jack also has the right to buy out if she doesn't want to or isn't able to. If neither one buys the other out after 8 years, the house will be sold to a third party and the proceeds split. In the realm of real estate, 8 years is not a long time at all.

Question: Divorse, Venue, Jurisdiction? 18. Unlike most court proceedings, in a dissolution of marriage even after a final decree the court retains jurisdiction in certain matters, such as child and spousal support. True False 22. After the filing of a dissolution of marriage petition, the court will hold a hearing to deal with such matters as temporary child custody and child and spousal support. As these are only temporary orders, they will have little bearing on the court's final decision. (your answer should be in terms of practicality rather than technicality and based on courts in the greater Chicago area) True False 25. Jack sued Fran for custody of their two children in Ohio. The Ohio court granted Jack’s custody request. Fran brings a suit against Jack in Virginia claiming that Ohio lacked jurisdiction over her and the children. Fran’s suit is: a. a direct attack on the Ohio judgment b. a collateral attack on the Ohio judgment c. an equitable estoppel d. estopped 27, The place where the courthouse or even the judge is located is known as a. Venue b. sine qua non c. holdencourt d. Jurisdiction e. none of the above

Answer: 18. True 22. False. Although this is technically true. The temporary orders should have no bearing on the final dissolution of marriage. This is because financial and child care facts have yet to be discovered. Practically, however, it is false. In the greater Chicago area judges generally want the divorce off their docket. They want resolution. And they generally give very little time to hear and decide on a case. In a typical 30 minute period, a judge may hear motions from 10-15 different divorces. that's 2 minutes per case tops. Every 2 to 4 weeks. A trial may last a few hours spread out over several days or weeks. Judges don't have the time to spend, and they want the case closed. So if they have made a decision once, they don't want to spend the time rethinking the decision. Many times the final dissolution of marriage papers incorporate many of the temporary orders. 25. collateral attack.. a collateral attack is the attack on a judgement on the grounds that the judgement should not have been made. 27. Venue sine qua non means "with this condition" holdencourt ??? jurisdiction is limited to a geographical area. not the courthouse. In illinois, Judges have jurisdiction over divorces in the state of Illinois. not just the courthouse where the case was filed ***** fyi ***** I live in chicago... am familiar with the process.... how about these questions... "what are the typical legal fees for a divorce in Chicago" answer. $75,000 per spouse "how much money do divorce lawyers require as a retainer" answer is between $5,000 and $15,000 in a cashiers check per spouse. When that runs out, in about 60-90 days, they will ask for another check. and so on. "How long does a divorce take in Chicago" answer. if minor children are involved, 1.5 years. If no minor children, between 1.5 yrs and 3 years "Do divorce lawyers ever advise clients to attempt reconciliation or mediation?" answer. no. why would they? they make sometimes $200,000 to $400,000 per spouse.

Question: Is the Separation Agreement still good, even after the Final Divorce? Have a separation agreement to dissolution of marriage signed and notarized. Thought it was lost, couldn't find it during the divorce. The final decree states the marriage went uninterrupted for 10 years, but this seperation agreement to dissolution of marriage was dated and signed on the 9th year of marriage. Also, it states that she will pay debts that the final decree doesn't even touch on. Does the final decree over ride the separation agreement, or is the sep. agreement still considered legally binding?

Answer: Best advice I could give you is contact an attorney and ask him to petition the court. The court will look at your situtation and render a decision on it. It could well be worth your time and effort if she left you with a lot of debts ( Credit Card Bills, House Mortgage, etc... ). Do yourself a favor and go to a really good attorney it may very well pay it self back to you many fold if you can make sure she pays her half at least of the bills. GOOD LUCK !!!!

Question: what does Decree Of Dissolution mean? Does it mean the Divorce is final?

Answer: Decree of Dissolution means both parties in the marriage have agreed to terminate it. So, yes, it means the divorce is final.

Question: USA Court grants a Marriage Dissolution Decree without Signature of a Court Official-is this valid ? The Superior Court of California-Orange County- grants a Decree AS IMPORTANT as a MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION Decree WITHOUT the SIGNATURE of its Authorised Official. It only bears the RUBBER STAMPS of the "Clerk" . When personal enquiry -whether signature CAN BE OBTAINED even on payment of some extra fees-was made at the Court-no SATISFACTORY Answer was forthcoming. If a Remarriage is required to be carried out in some OTHER Country, this will NOT be considered a Valid Decree. Hence this Remarriage CANNOT be registered there. Even the Notaries in that Country declined to Notarise the Phtocopies of the Decree since the ORIGINAL is UNSIGNED. Even in USA, ALL important Documents/Contracts/MOUs, etc, require to be SIGNED. Do the US Courts accept ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS which are UNSIGNED IN ANY OTHER MATTERS ? Is there any REMEDY ?

Answer: I'm a little confused... In my county, it's common that the judge will sign the original document(which stays in the Court's file), and that the endorsed copies (which are provided to the Court for later distribution to the different parties involved.. so that's what would be provided to YOU..) are simply stamped by the Court clerk with the judges name-stamp, and endorsed. In my county, those endorsed copies are perfectly legitimate, so long as the endorsement stamp is an original stamp. About the need for a certified copy of the signed original.. for applying to remarry in another country... that does make sense, since it's just an accepted "practice" here to accept those stamped copies with original endorsements. If you go to the Court Clerk, they should have an original signed copy in the case file. If they don't then you can request that the matter be placed on the court calendar and tell the Court what you need. The Court will probably be happy to make this right for you, if the original was, in fact, never signed. Alternatively, there will be a minute order that accompanies the copy of the dissolution you received, showing the order made by the Court.. that is, if there was a hearing.... If so, you can get an original endorsed copy of the decree and a certified copy of the minute order... that might also be more weighty than what you're apparently showing them. They're trying to protect against folks falsifying documents. so the endorsement and certification stamps have to be original stamps... you can't take the copy you were provided, which probably has an original endorsement stamp on it, and simply make a copy and use that as proof.

Question: how can I find out about previous divorce or dissolution decrees of my wife? I'm the third husband of my current wife and I'm about to file divorce against my wife. I'm suspicious that she's hiding something about her mental condition and I need to contact the previous ex-husbands. I was thinking the names and addresses of them will be available in divorce or dissolution decrees. If I know the city ( but not the county) of where dissolution occurred, where should I go to retrieve records (if they're retrievable)?

Answer: You google the city and state of the town, and then find out the county... thats an easy solution. Then say the county is named CLARK. Go to google and type in CLARK COUNTY PUBLIC RECORD SEARCH Beware of the many fake "records" websites... if you end up on pay sites, use INTELLIUS as they are the most reputable "public records" pay websites 3rd guy huh.... damn you must have been desperate or had booty-vision when she told you that shes been divorced 2 times LOL

Question: Is it possible for a courthouse to lose a final divorce decree copy from 34 years ago? I cannot find a copy of a final decree nor can my former husband. We cannot find a copy at the courthouse and we do not remember the name of the attorney. I need to prove the final date for Social Security. Office of Vital statistics only has prelim. dissolution.

Answer: Well, if you can't find your copy and your ex-husband can't find his, then why wouldn't the courthouse be allowed some slack? lol. 34 years is a LONG TIME - those records are more than likely in microfiche that you'll have to go searching through or pay them to do for you. You must have the approximate date and know the year - about what time of year did it become final? If nothing else, did your name revert back to your maiden name when the divorce was final? Social Security should have a record of that happening - did you have to bring that decree in to them to do that? What about your driver's license? I'm just trying to think of other places that may have a copy... good luck!

Question: If in the divorce decree it states he gets one child for tax purpose and I get one can that be changed? I pay well over 50% of their support and they live with me 100% of the time. We got a dissolution. We agreed to things the judge just signed.

Answer: If you agreed to allow him to take the deduction it would be the same as him allowing you to take the family car. You each get to us what you were granted in the decree until the decree is changed by the proper court. You would still have use of the car even if he was putting the gas in and taking care of the repairs. Only the court can change the order.

Question: I am getting a summary of dissolution in California. The day that I go get it finalized do I get my decree? Or do i get some sort of certificate saying I got divorced? I'm asking because I am getting married a week after and I need that to process my marriage. Long story short both my future ex husband and I have been separate for 2 years in different states. So, I need to know if I'll have paperwork legitimate enough to get married again about a week after I go finalize it. It's will be six months and a day. But the day that I go to finalize do I get my paperwork? I'm getting married a week from the day I get it finalized i just want to make sure that I have proof enough to remarry.

Answer: Yes. At least in AZ. The petitioner gets the dissolution copy the same day and has 24 or 48 hours (I can't remember which) to legally deliver or postmark a copy to the other party.

Question: How the German Reichstag was dissolved in September 1932? On July 1, 1932, von Papen was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Hindenberg. Papen dissolved the Reichstag and announced election. Nazis appeared as the single-largest party but fell short of majority in Parliament. No decision regarding formation of Government could b reached. Reichstag was convened on August 30 when Goering was elected as President of Reichstag. Communists brought a motion to censure the Govt. of Papen and demanded voting. Papen brought a Presidential Decree for dissolution of Reichstag but Goering allowed the voting to proceed. Papen’s Govt was disapproved by the voting. After that Goering took notice to the papers and rejected the Decree citing reason that the Decree was countersigned by Papen who was no longer a Chancellor. But within few days, Reichstag recognized its dissolution and new election was announcd. Now my question is: How the Reichstag recognized its dissolution when Goering already rejected the Decree citing a ‘legally valid’ reason?

Answer: That's why Hitler had it burned to the ground and blamed it on communists so he could take emergency power, everyone would panic, and he could keep control.

Question: He says hes divorced... does this prove it wrong?? this is from the online case docket about their divorce... 06-22-2004 JUDGMENT ENTRY: PATRICIA ****** FKA ******** ACKNOWLEDGES THAT D***** ******** IS CURRENT IN HIS CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION AND THERE ARE NO ARREARAGES. CSEA TO ADJUST THEIR RECORDS. $2.00 08-08-2003 JUDGMENT ENTRY AS TO DISSOLUTION ALLOWED. $2.00 08-07-2003 DECREE OF DISSOLUTION GRANTED SEPARATION AGREEMENT INCORPORATED what is this separation agreement that was incorporated?? i dont know much about legal terms so could someone tell me if he is still legally married?

Answer: "Decree of dissolution" is the legal term for divorce (see link below). So yes, the judge granted his divorce in August 2003. According to the records you posted, the separation agreement was incorporated into the divorce papers. This means that they had legally worked everything out when they were separated, creating a separation agreement. Then, when the decree of dissolution was granted (aka, the divorce), the separation agreement was taken as-is, and put into the divorce decree. That's good that he's up-to-date on his child support. :) I don't see why others would tell you to throw him away. I'd say you should keep him, because he has been honest with you, and apparently he's responsible too.

Question: poll i wanna see if somebody can get these all right i got 4 out of 20 good luck!? 1 . How does the law relate to families? A. Laws have no impact on families. B. Laws influence families in many different ways. C. Laws clearly define family relationships. D. Laws relate only to parents' responsibilities toward their children. 2 . What must a couple do to make their marriage legal? A. follow a fairly standard set of procedures B. be married by a judge C. declare to relatives that they are married D. live together as if they were married 3 . Jason gets Janet drunk, takes her to a Las Vegas wedding chapel, and marries her. Janet, who does not remember any of this, had never intended to marry Jason. Which is true? A. Because Janet was of legal age, the marriage is binding. B. The court would issue an immediate divorce decree. C. The court would order an annulment. D. Janet and Jason would have to see a marriage counselor. 4 . What is property called when it is acquired during a marriage? A. separate property B. joint property C. spousal property D. community property 5 . Which of the following is true? A. Some state courts recognize cohabitation agreements, even between same-sex couples. B. No state recognizes same-sex civil unions as legal unions. C. Same-sex couples are not allowed to adopt children in any state. D. Common-law marriages are not recognized as legal marriages in any state. 6 . What is paternity? A. proof of motherhood B. proof of fatherhood C. child support D. spousal support 7 . What happens when a child is emancipated? A. The child is placed in foster care. B. The child is adopted by another family. C. Parents are no longer legally responsible for the child. D. Parents' responsibilities to the child begin. 8 . Who is responsible for a child's attendance at public school? A. the state B. the parents C. the local school board D. the city government 9 . Which represents child neglect? A. failure to provide necessities, such as food or shelter B. frequent, severe physical beatings C. inappropriate sexual touching D. causing mental anguish 10 . What is it called when a family acts as temporary parents of a child? A. adoption B. kinship care C. parental rights D. foster care 11 . What is the legal process of becoming the parent of another person? A. adoption B. kinship care C. parental rights D. foster care 12 . What is the legal term for when a married couple agrees to live apart for a while? A. divorce B. counseling C. separation D. annulment 13 . What is the term for a legal dissolution of a marriage? A. separation B. annulment C. decree D. divorce 14 . What is no-fault divorce? A. when one spouse leaves the other spouse B. when both spouses agree that a marriage cannot be repaired C. when one spouse physically abuses the other D. when one spouse commits adultery 15 . Which is true about a joint custody arrangement? A. The child lives with only one of the parents. B. One parent has total financial responsibility, while the other has total custody. C. Both parents have equal responsibility for child care. D. One parent makes the decisions, while the other pays the bills. 16 . What is money paid to provide for the care of a child? A. child care B. alimony C. marital payments D. child support 17 . Which individual would not be eligible for Social Security benefits? A. a sixty-five-year-old man who recently retired and moved to Florida B. a thirty-five-year-old typist who recently suffered an illness C. a twelve-year-old child whose parents work in low-income jobs D. the widow of a former construction worker 18 . Which program provides health insurance for the elderly? A. Medicare B. Medicaid C. Food Stamp Program D. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 19 . Which program provides health care to the poor and disabled? A. Medicare B. Medicaid C. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families D. welfare 20 . How does the federal government support education? A. through low-cost college loans and child development programs B. through grants and salaries for public high school teachers C. through work-study programs and school construction D. through state standards and free kindergarten

Answer: 1)B 2)B 3)C 4)B 5)A 6)B 7)C 8)A 9)A 10)B 11)A 12)C 13)D 14)B 15)C 16)D 17)C 18)A 19)D 20)A i wan to know my score...please!:)

Question: what paperwork (if any) will i need? i'm set to go to court at the end of april for a dissolution/divorce trial. we are doing this ourselves so there's no lawyers involved. we have no kids or property together, so it's a clean break. i was told i'll have to type up a divorce decree. is that true? and are there any other papers i will need to type up/bring with me? any info would be great! please and thank you!

Answer: Go to the Clerk of Court and ask them for the forms you will need to fill out. They have them, and will provide them to you! Fill them out and have them ready for the end of April!

Question: after being divorced in ohio,found wife misrepresented her income 2 years later, lawyer said was more than 1 y can court overturn a divorce decree if misrepresentation was discovered after the statue of limitation expired?i discovered that my ex-spouse has misrepresented her income and i discovered that 2 years after papers were signed. the result was that her spousal support was so high and had a clause not to be modified by courts. it was dissolution case and i had no legal representation at the time. we live in ohio and i just found out that divorce decrees have 1 year statue of limitation . can this agreement be overturned for misrepresentation of legal papers. thank you all for your help. god bless

Answer: Get legal advice... it wouldn't hurt to ask ....All they could tell you is it is too late or maybe they can battle for you...Not sure on this one.....Don't you think if the shoe was on the other foot she would have done something already to you?????? think about that.... Don't let her stress you out ....Are you over her????Or does she owe you alot of money or something?????????

Question: Divorce papers? I've been divorced since sometime in February (2008). Exact date unknown. I signed the papers but never received a resolution copy. I attempted to request this but everywhere (even the County where it occurred) require that I give the date for processing. Part of the decree stated that I was to be returned to the status of having my maiden name restored. Now, I have ID, credit cards, and all else that are under an invalid name which I can no longer legally use but I haven't any way of changing these because of not having a copy of the dissolution. Any help on this one will be greatly appreciated. Than you.

Answer: It takes awhile to get your papers. You can still go change your name on all your stuff. You are still legal. All this does not happen over night. You are getting upset over nothing.