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Chapter 3 Multiple choice questions
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Chapter 3 Multiple choice questions
Divorce, dissolution, and judicial separation
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Which of the following would bring a Civil Partnership to an end?
A decree absolute
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A judicial separation order
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A conditional dissolution order
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A final dissolution order
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Which of the following are grounds for divorce?
Adultery
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Behaviour
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Irretrievable breakdown
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All of the above
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Which of the following facts cannot be used to prove irretrievable breakdown of a civil partnership?
That the respondent has committed adultery and the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent
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That the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent
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That the respondent has deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition
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That the parties to the marriage have lived apart for a continuous period of at least two years immediately before the petition is presented and the respondent consents to a decree being granted
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That the parties to the marriage have lived apart for a continuous period of at least five years before the petition is presented
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What is the effect on an adultery petition of continued cohabitation after the petitioner discovers the adultery?
None at all
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If the parties cohabit for less than six months after the petitioner discovers the adultery this is ignored when deciding if the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the respondent
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If the parties cohabit for more than six months after the petitioner discovers the adultery this is ignored when deciding if the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the respondent
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If the parties cohabit after the adultery then the petitioner cannot rely on the adultery
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The test for the behaviour fact is:
Subjective
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Objective
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Objective and subjective
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Which of the following would not be enough for a petition based on behaviour?
Criticism, disapproval and boorish behaviour
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A collection of trivial acts
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Negative behaviour such as prolonged silences and periods of inactivity
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Failure to give spontaneous, demonstrative affection
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True or false? In petitions based on desertion, where the parties resume living together for a period or periods totalling less than six months, this will not prevent the petitioner from relying on desertion.
True
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False
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In a petition based on two years' separation with consent, if the parties separated on 1 January 2011 what would be the first date on which the petition could be filed?
31 December 2012
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1 January 2013
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2 January 2013
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Which of the following was not one of the aims of the
Family Law Act 1996
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To support the institution of marriage
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To encourage the parties to take all practicable steps to save a marriage which has broken down
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To encourage the parties to use mediation to resolve disputes between them
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To remove or diminish the risk of violence to the parties and any children in so far as reasonably practicable
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Which of the following statements about judicial separation is untrue?
The parties need to prove that the marriage has broken down irretrievably
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The parties need to establish one of the five facts to prove irretrievable breakdown
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Civil partners can obtain a separation order which is equivalent to judicial separation
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A judicial separation allows the court to make orders relating to the parties' finances and any children
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