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Chapter 5 Multiple choice questions
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Chapter 5 Multiple choice 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
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An order requiring one party to make a lump sum payment to the other
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An order requiring one party to transfer property to the other
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An order requiring a party to make payments to a third party
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Which of the following is not an order that the court can make with regards to the parties' pensions?
A pension adjustment order
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A pension attachment order
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A pension sharing order
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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
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Any physical or mental disability of the parties
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The fairness of the outcome as between the parties
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Any conduct of the parties which the court thinks would be inequitable to ignore
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Which of the following messages did not come out of the case of
White v White?
The parties' assets should always be divided equally on divorce
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Fairness means looking at all the circumstances of the case
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There should be no discrimination between the breadwinner and the home-maker who had looked after the children
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If the parties' needs cannot be met without using inherited property then this factor would hold little weight
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Which of the following was not part of the definition of "fairness" accepted in
Miller v Miller; McFarlane v McFarlane
[2006] 3 All ER 1 HR?
Financial needs
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Financial responsibilities
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Compensation
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Sharing
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Are pre-nuptial agreements relevant on divorce or dissolution?
Yes
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No
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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
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The court will reduce the obligations of the other spouse/civil partner (who does not have a new partner) accordingly
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The court will not take the third party's income into account but will take his or her capital into account
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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
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Will the court ever take pre-marital cohabitation into account when considering the length of the marriage?
Yes
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No
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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
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Where there is a young family
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Where both parties have established careers
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Where there is a financial imbalance between the parties
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If a mother is claiming financial support for children from their step-father, which of the following regimes would not be open to her?
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CSA
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Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989
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The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
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