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Family Law (Divorce: terminates a legal marriage (2. Child Custody (Best…

- - - - Interaction and interrelationship of the child with parents, siblings, and others
      - Child's adjustment to home, school, and community
      - Wishes of the parents and child
      - The mental and physical health of the individuals involved
  - - - Periodic maintenance: a certain amount of money paid at set intervals, usually monthly.
      - Lump sum maintenance: fixed amount of money, although may be paid in installments. The award is not modifiable.
      - Rehabilitative maintenance: awarded for a limited period of time to support the recipient in receiving education or training to be employable and self-supporting.
      - Reimbursement maintenance: awarded if the recipient spouse made contributions in the marriage to the other spouse's education, training, or increased earning capacity.
    - - Classify the property
        
        Marital property: earnings from both parties and appreciation of marital property. Property acquired after the marriage is presumed to be marital property.
        
        Separate property: all property owned before the marriage, property acquired after the dissolution, and property acquired by gift or inheritance during the marriage.
      - Value the assets
      - Divide the property
        
        Community approach: all property acquired during marriage is deemed owned one-half by each spouse. Each keeps separate property and the remainder is divided.
        
        Equitable division of all property approach: All property owned, whether marital or separate, is divided between each spouse.
        
        Equitable division of all marital property approach: Spouses keep separate property that includes property owned prior to the marriage, gifts, or inheritance and the remainder is divided.
    - - Determined by state guideline. The guidelines use a formula based upon the parents' income, the age of child, and the number of children supported.
- - - - Age
      - Not closely related
    - - Requirements - state specific:
        1) consent
        2) cohabitation
        3) Holding out as husband and wife
        4) legal capacity
      - Minority of states recognize CL Marriage
    - - Solemnization
      - License