BB30 Business Law 5.01Summer 2013

Business LawB-Personal Law

Objective 5.01

Understand Domestic Relations Law

BB30 Business Law 5.01Summer 2013

5.01 Understand the legal aspects of domestic relation law and future planning.

A. Understand Domestic Relations Law

1) Marriage Contracts-Is getting engaged to be married a type of contract?

2) Prenuptial Agreements- What is a prenuptial agreement? Are “prenups” as they are commonly referred to, legal and binding in case of divorce at a later time?

3) Marriage Rights and Obligations-Does getting married change a couple’s legal status?

BB30 Business Law 5.01Summer 2013

Understand the legal aspects of domestic relation law and future planning.

A. Types of Marriages

1) Common-Law Marriage-What is a “common-law marriage”?

2) Ceremonial Marriage- Do marriages have to be performed in a church or by

a religious cleric?

3) Proxy Marriage-What is a proxy marriage?

4) Covenant Marriage-Do all states require a covenant marriage?

5) Marriages Performed Internationally-If an American couple gets married in

England, Spain or Germany are their marriages legal in the United States?

BB30 Business Law 5.01Summer 2013

Understand the legal aspects of domestic relation law and future planning

A. Illegal or Prohibited Marriages

1) Bigamy and Polygamy-What is the difference between bigamy and

polygamy?

2) Consanguinity and Affinity-What are the differences between

consanguinity and affinity?

BB30 Business Law 5.01Summer 2013

Legal Requirements for Marriage

1) Age-varies by state- The legal age to get married in almost every state is

18 years old. Does anyone know what the N.C. legal age is?

2) Marriage License-What is a marriage license?

3) Waiting Period-Are waiting periods mandatory?

4) Blood Test and Physical Exam- What reasons would a state require a

blood test or physical exam?

BB30 Business Law 5.01Summer 2013

Legal Requirements for Marriage

Legal Ways to End a Marriage

1) Annulment- What is an annulment? Is pregnancy a reason for an annulment?

2) Legal Separation- What constitutes a legal separation?

3) Divorce

• Adultery-What is adultery?

• Cruelty-Is cruelty physical or mental?

• Desertion, alcohol and drugs- What are the acts involved with these?

• No Fault Divorce-Are there any requirements by either spouse in a no

fault divorce?

BB30 Business Law 5.01Summer 2013

Legal Ways to End a Marriage (continued)

4) Family Legal Issues with a Divorce

• Alimony-Which spouse receives alimony?

• Child Custody- What is involved in deciding child custody?

• Child Support-Does child support consists of just monetary support?

• Support Enforcement- What does child support enforcement actually do?

• Marital property-How is marital property distributed?