Chapter 14

Question 1

The willful abandonment, without legal justification of one’s spouse, children or both.

Answer 1

Desertion

Question 2

causes that render a marriage contract void

Answer 2

Annulment

Question 3

number of divorces that take place per 1,000 persons in the total population

Answer 3

Crude Divorce Rate

Question 4

Number of divorces per 1,000 married females or males

Answer 4

Refined Divorce Rate

Question 5

Suggests that multiple structural transitions
make things work for children and increase
the likelihood that offspring will divorce
later in life.

Answer 5

Family Change Hypothesis

Question 6

The uncertainty of boundaries as to who is part of the family and performs or is responsible for certain roles and responsibilities within the family

Answer 6

Boundary Ambiguity

Question 7

Any grounds determined by the court to be substantial reasons for not continuing the marriage

Answer 7

Irreconcilable differences

Question 8

n which the dissolution of a marriage does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party.

Answer 8

no-fault divorce