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Chapter 1.
Which of the following elements applies equally to marriages
and civil partnerships?
The sexes of the parties
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Whether words need to be spoken to enter into the union
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Whether the parties are within the prohibited degrees of relationship
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Chapter 1.
True or false? Where parties have lived together for five years or
have children together they may have a common law marriage which
allows them property claims against one another in the event of their
relationship breaking down.
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False
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Chapter 2.
On which of the following grounds could a marriage be voidable?
The parties are within the prohibited degrees of relationship
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Either of the parties is under the age of 16
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It has not been consummated owing to the willful refusal of the respondent to consummate it
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Chapter 2.
Which of the following would not allow a party to obtain a decree of nullity on the grounds of mistake?
Mistake as to a person's name
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Mistake as to a person's profession
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Mistake as to the nature of the ceremony
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Being so drunk that it was not possible to validly consent to the marriage
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Chapter 3.
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.
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False
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Chapter 3.
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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Chapter 4.
Which of the following are not associated persons within s 62(3) Family Law Act 1996?
Landlord and tenant
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Spouses or former spouses
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Civil partners or former civil partners
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Relatives
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Chapter 4.
Which of the following cannot apply for an occupation order under the Family Law Act 1996?
A person with a right to occupy the property
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A relative with no right to occupy the property
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A cohabitant or former cohabitant with no right to occupy the property
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A civil partner or former civil partner with no right to occupy the property
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Chapter 5.
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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Chapter 5.
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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Chapter 6.
Which of the following does not result in the loss of parental responsibility?
Revocation of parental responsibility by the court
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A special guardianship order
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Revocation of a residence order which was made in favour of a non-parent
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Adoption
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Chapter 6.
True or false, domestic violence will always prevent a child arrangements order dealing with contact being made?
True
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False
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Chapter 7.
Which of the following is not a duty imposed on a local authority by the Children Act 1989 ("CA")?
Safeguard children who are in need
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Pay weekly visits to children they suspect are in need
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Provide accommodation
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Investigate the welfare of children in certain circumstances
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Chapter 7.
Which of the following is not classed as a child in need under s 17(10) Children Act 1989 ("CA")?
One who is unlikely to achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development without the provision of services by the local authority
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One whose health or development is likely to be significantly impaired or further impaired without these services
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One who is homeless
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One who is disabled
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Chapter 8. Which of the following circumstances would not allow a child to be placed with prospective adopters?
The child's parents consent to the placement
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The child's guardians consent to the placement
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The consent of the child's parents cannot reasonably be attained
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The court makes a placement order
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Chapter 8.
What is the effect of placement on the parental responsibility of the child's parents or guardians?
It continues
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It ceases
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Chapter 9.
Which of the following would constitute "grave risk of physical or psychological harm?
Risk of terrorism on return to Israel
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Father's violence towards the children if the child was returned
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Father's psychological abuse causing the mother's psychiatric condition to worsen, thus affecting the children
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The child witnessing violence by his father against his mother and grandmother, being abused himself and being in substantial fear of his father
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Chapter 9.
Where an application is made under Brussels II, which of the following are not modifications to the working of the Hague Convention?
Applications must be concluded within six weeks unless this is impossible
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The court should hear the views of the child if appropriate to their age and maturity
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If a decision is made not to return the child, the left behind parent has no further application open to him or her
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The left behind parent must be given an opportunity to be heard before making any decision not to return the child
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