Family

Question 1

a contract between a man and a woman to become husband and wife

Answer 1

marriage

Question 2

a word meaning husband or wife

Answer 2

spouse

Question 3

someone you live with and with whom you have a sexual relationship

Answer 3

partner

Question 4

the state of two married people no longer living with each other

Answer 4

separation

Question 5

the legal termination of a marriage

Answer 5

divorce

Question 6

to declare that a marriage had no legal effect

Answer 6

to annul

Question 7

the notifiable offence of going through a ceremony of marriage to someone when you are still married to someone else

Answer 7

bigamy

Question 8

the condition that the marriage has broken down irretrievably

Answer 8

grounds for divorce

Question 9

voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their spouse.

Answer 9

adultery by one spouse

Question 10

emotional cruelty, domestic violence of a spouse

Answer 10

unreasonable behavior

Question 11

abandon of a person in a way considered disloyal

Answer 11

desertion by one spouse

Question 12

the person applying for the divorce is called a ____ and the other spouse is called ____

Answer 12

Petitioner
Respondent

Question 13

Assuming that the Respondent does not want to dispute the divorce or the terms, a copy of the Acknowledgement of Service form is sent to the Petitioner, who confirms the facts sent in their original petition by swearing an ____.

Answer 13

affidavit (declarație pe proprie răspundere sau sub jurământ)

Question 14

an order by a court of law stating the date on which a marriage will end unless a good reason not to grant a divorce is produced.

Answer 14

decree nisi

Question 15

when the divorce comes into force

Answer 15

decree absolut

Question 16

If a divorced couple have children, one of them may be required to make regular payments to their ex-husband / ex-wife to help pay for the upbringing of the children.

There are two forms
1. for unmarried couples - they have to provide child____
2. for married couples that includes providing for the spouse and for the child (child ____)

Answer 16

1. child support
2. child maintenance

Question 17

if a parent refuses to pay money for the upbringing of his / her ex-partner’s children, the CMS can ask a court to make an _______Order.

Answer 17

Attachment of Earnings

(Money is automatically removed from that partner’s wages or salary before he / she receives it (Poprire)

Question 18

money that a court orders a husband to pay regularly to his separated or divorced wife

Answer 18

alimony

Question 19

If a couple is unmarried, and one of them dies, the deceased’s _____ gets their estate if the deceased has not made a will

Answer 19

immediate family

Question 20

the person or persons most closely related to you. If you are married

Answer 20

next of kin

Question 21

person under the age of 18

Answer 21

child/ minor

Question 22

state of being less than 18 years old

Answer 22

minority

Question 23

legally regarded as an adult.

Answer 23

majority

Question 24

a child between 10 and 14 years of age may be considered capable of making a crime if there is evidence of ____?

Answer 24

malice (rea voință)

Question 25

If someone between these ages commits a crime, he / she is known as a ____, and may be sentenced in a Youth Court (previously known as a Juvenile Court)

Answer 25

young offender

Question 26

The money paid by the state to a person who is responsible for a child under 16 years of age

Answer 26

child benefit

Question 27

money paid regularly by one parent to the other parent, who is looking after a child / children.

Answer 27

Child Support

Question 28

payment made by a divorced or separated husband or wife to the former spouse, to help pay for living expenses and also for the cost of bringing up the children.

Answer 28

Child maintenance

Question 29

money a person receives when they retire

Answer 29

A pension

Question 30

When two people divorce or get separated and one of them has care of their children, the other has the right to see the child regularly

Answer 30

Child access

Question 31

acting in the place of a parent, with parental responsibilities

Answer 31

in loco parentis

Question 32

a child or young person who acts in an antisocial way or breaks the law

Answer 32

delinquent (delinquency - the act of causing delinquent acts)

Question 33

the act of looking after and bringing up a child who is not your own

Answer 33

fostering

Question 34

the act of having your children supervised while they are at home to make sure they are being well cared for

Answer 34

supervision

Question 35

the act of becoming the legal parent of a child which is not your own

Answer 35

adoption

Question 36

If a parent or guardian fails to provide a child with adequate shelter, food, clothing, medical attention and supervision

Answer 36

neglect/abuse

Question 37

if a woman is physically unable to conceive and have a baby, the couple may ask another woman to have the baby for them and then give the baby to them

Answer 37

surrogate

Question 38

person appointed by a court to represent a child in a legal action

Answer 38

Guardian ad Litem

Question 39

the action of staying away from school without good reason; absenteeism:

Answer 39

Truancy (to play truant - verb)

Question 40

when children are taken away from their home and parents / guardians by the local social services.

Answer 40

Care Order

Question 41

The local social services regularly visit the home to check that children are being well cared for.

Answer 41

Supervision Orde

Question 42

A court can order the police or other legally-appointed body to enter a house where they think a child might be held against his / her will, in bad conditions, or illegally by a person not entitled to look after the child.

Answer 42

Search and Find Order

Question 43

If a person knows where a child is being illegally held, they must give this information to the police or the court, or face prosecution.

Answer 43

Disclosure Order

Question 44

The court can prevent one parent from taking a child away from the other parent (often used if there is a danger the parent will take the child out of the country).

Answer 44

Prohibited Steps Order

Question 45

If the parents cannot decide what to do about major issues related to their children, they can let a court decide for them.

Answer 45

Specific Issue Order

Question 46

A separated or divorced parent wants to see his / her children (who are living with the other parent) for short periods on a regular basis.

Answer 46

Contact Order

Question 47

In cases of separation and divorce, this decides who the child will live with (in other words, who gets custody of the child)

Answer 47

Residence Order