How has the increase in the number of women in the workforce affected courts’ decisions on alimony, child support, and custody?
What will be an ideal response?
Alimony – everyone is expected to support him- or herself, unless special circumstances intervene (e.g., illness, advanced age), and permanent alimony is increasingly rare. Other types of alimony have been introduced to help women back into the workplace if they have been limited by their domestic responsibilities during marriage. Child support -- now awarded to a custodial parent, regardless of gender, and is based on the parent’s “share” of the support obligation. It is not as arbitrary or unenforceable as in the past, nor is: Custody -- the mother is no longer expected to be “at home”, and is not automatically presumed to be the primary care-giver. [2, 3 & 4/11]
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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Dan is waiting in the getaway car, while Carl robs a local bank. Classify Dan’s level of complicity in the crime.
a. Principal in the first degree b. Principal in the second degree c. Accessory before the fact d. Accessory after the fact
A series with a large number of volumes will have neither a general index nor a topical index
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Why must jurisdiction always be alleged in federal courts but not in all state courts?
What will be an ideal response?