Self-test questions: Financial provision on divorce or dissolution

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. Which of the following is not an order that a court could make in favour of spouses or civil partners on divorce or dissolution?

An order requiring one party to make periodical payments to the other correct incorrect

An order requiring one party to make a lump sum payment to the other correct incorrect

An order requiring one party to transfer property to the other correct incorrect

An order requiring a party to make payments to a third party correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not a statutory factor that a court will take into account in deciding on a financial award?

The age of the parties and the length of their marriage correct incorrect

Any physical or mental disability of the parties correct incorrect

The fairness of the outcome as between the parties correct incorrect

Any conduct of the parties which the court thinks would be inequitable to ignore correct incorrect

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. Which of the following messages did not come out of the case ofWhite v White?

The parties' assets should always be divided equally on divorce correct incorrect

Fairness means looking at all the circumstances of the case correct incorrect

There should be no discrimination between the breadwinner and the home-maker who had looked after the children correct incorrect

If the parties' needs cannot be met without using inherited property then this factor would hold little weight correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was not part of the definition of "fairness" accepted inMiller v Miller; McFarlane v McFarlane [2006] 3 All ER 1?

Financial needs correct incorrect

Financial responsibilities correct incorrect

Compensation correct incorrect

Sharing correct incorrect

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. Are pre-nuptial agreements relevant on divorce or dissolution?

Yes correct incorrect

No correct incorrect

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. What approach will the court take to the resources of a third party, for example the new partner of one of the parties?

The court will ignore them correct incorrect

The court will reduce the obligations of the other spouse/civil partner (who does not have a new partner) accordingly correct incorrect

The court will not take the third party's income into account but will take his or her capital into account correct incorrect

The court will not take the third party's income into account directly but might take the view that the new partner's contribution to household expenses will reduce the needs of the spouse/or civil partner correct incorrect

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. Will the court ever take pre-marital cohabitation into account when considering the length of the marriage?

Yes correct incorrect

No correct incorrect

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. In which of the following circumstances might it be appropriate for the parties to have a clean break?

Where there are very few assets correct incorrect

Where there is a young family correct incorrect

Where both parties have established careers correct incorrect

Where there is a financial imbalance between the parties correct incorrect