Test 5

Question 1

1. There are _______ (number) of strictly Family Courts in Harris County.

Answer 1

9

Question 2

2. What are the three requirements for an Informal Marriage in Texas? _____________________________________________________________________________

Answer 2

Co-habitate, Hold yourselves out as married, agree that you are married

Question 3

3. Texas has two kinds of marriage: informal and __________________________.

Answer 3

ceremonial

Question 4

4. What is the difference between annulment and divorce? __________________________ ________________________________________________________.

Answer 4

annulment voids a marriage as if it never happened Divorce ends a valid marriage

Question 5

5. Minimum age at which a person can marry in TX without Parental consent? ________

Answer 5

18

Question 6

6. To get a divorce in Texas, you must live here for how long? ________________

Answer 6

6 months

Question 7

7. To give a divorce in Texas, for how long must you reside in the county in which you file? ________________________

Answer 7

90 days

Question 8

8. What document is filed to state divorce proceedings? _______________________

Answer 8

Petition for divorce

Question 9

9. The party who files for divorce is called the ________________________ and the other party is called the ____________________________.

Answer 9

Petitioner Respondent

Question 10

10. TRO stands for ____________________________________________________.

Answer 10

Temporary Restraining Order

Question 11

11. What is the minimum amount of time between filing & getting the divorce? _______________

Answer 11

60 days

Question 12

12. Can I get a divorce while I’m pregnant so that I can marry the real dad? ________

Answer 12

No

Question 13

13. In what manner does a judge divide community property in a divorce? __________________________________

Answer 13

Just and Right

Question 14

14. Support paid by one spouse to another during the pendency of a divorce action is called ___________________________________________________________

Answer 14

temporary spousal support

Question 15

15. In Texas, “custody” is called __________________________________.

Answer 15

Conservatorship

Question 16

16. In Texas, “visitation” is called _________________________________.

Answer 16

possession and access

Question 17

17. The child support formula for two children is ________% of net resources.

Answer 17

25%

Question 18

18. After a divorce, parts of the decree related to children can be changed through a process called ______________________________________.

Answer 18

modification

Question 19

19. At what age can a child decide with which parent he will live? ________________

Answer 19

18

Question 20

20. A man who has been found to be a father of a child by a court is called an _________________________________

Answer 20

adjudicated father

Question 21

21. SAPCR stands for _________________________________________________

Answer 21

Suit affecting parent child relationship

Question 22

22. How long do you have to wait to get married after a divorce is granted? ___________

Answer 22

30 days

Question 23

23. Can you be thrown in jail for not paying child support? __________

Answer 23

Yes

Question 24

24. Is it legal for me to marry my stepbrother? _____________

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

25. Can a same sex couple have an Informal Marriage in Texas? _____________

Answer 25

No