chapters 31 and 34
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This is the Family Law lecture for Nilsen's Crime and Law classTRANSCRIPT
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Family Law
Crime and Law – Nilsen
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• Steps you have to take to get married:
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• Some states require a blood test (not Missouri).
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• All states require a marriage license.
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• Most states require a waiting period between getting the
license and having the wedding.
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• A marriage ceremony is required by all states.
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• Reasons to annul a marriage:
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• One or both spouses are too young (18 in Missouri).
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• The spouses are too closely related.
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• One or both spouses was already married.
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• One or both spouses did not freely give their consent.
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• The marriage was based on some sort of fraud.
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• Non-traditional relationships:
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• A common law marriage is created when people act as if
they are married, but do not go through the proper procedures.
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• Unmarried couples can enter into contractual arrangements while cohabiting, which may
be enforced.
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• Same-sex couples have limited rights to marry in some states.
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• What is needed to get a divorce?
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• Most states require a separation period – not
Missouri, necessarily.
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• If both spouses agree that the marriage is
“irretrievably broken,” then a divorce is granted.
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• If both parties do not agree, then one of them needs to show fault.
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• Fault is shown by:• Adultery
• Unreasonable Behavior• Abandonment for 6 months
• Voluntary separation for 12 months• Separation for 24 months
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• How are things divided in a divorce?
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• Property you have before the marriage is separate property.
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• Everything else is marital property – owned equally.
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• In a divorce, separate property is kept by its owner, and everything
else is divided equitably.
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• In community property states, separate property is kept by its owner, and everything else is
split in half.
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• One spouse may be required to make alimony payments.
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• Custody of children is decided based on the best interests of the
child.
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• This may include joint custody arrangements or sole custody
arrangements.
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• One spouse may be required to make child support payments.