Family Law Vocab (Specific For Test)

Question 1

The practice or condition of being married to more than one person at a time

Answer 1

Bigamy

Question 2

Domestic contract between two unmarried people who are living together; concerning party, and obligations to each other

Answer 2

Cohabitation agreement

Question 3

A cohabitation agreement, marriage, contract, or separation agreement; made between two partners in a relationship and concerning property, and obligations to each other

Answer 3

Domestic contract

Question 4

Conditions that must be met for a marriage to be valid (legal capacity, genuine consent); under federal jurisdiction

Answer 4

Essential requirements for marriage

Question 5

Legal condition for performing marriage ceremonies; under provincial and territorial jurisdiction

Answer 5

Formal requirements for marriage

Question 6

A legal agreement between partners were married, or plan to get married; concerning property, and obligations to each other

Answer 6

Marriage contract

Question 7

The first steps and preliminaries, including the ceremony, leading to marriage; authority over, which was granted to the provinces

Answer 7

Solemnization of marriage

Question 8

The process of getting the legal rights of a parent to child and raising a child as one of its own

Answer 8

Adoption

Question 9

A court order permanently granted, legal custody and guardianship of a child to the Crown, represented by a child protection (the children’s age society)

Answer 9

Crown wardship

Question 10

A family group, consisting of parent(s) the children, and other close relatives (grandparents)

Answer 10

 Extended family

Question 11

Sexual intercourse with a person, knowing that he, or she is close, blood related (child, grandchild, brother, half sister)

Answer 11

Incest

Question 12

Goods and services needed to ensure a persons, health and welfare (food, clothing, shelter)

Answer 12

Necessaries

Question 13

The creation of one’s offspring

Answer 13

Procreation

Question 14

A ruling that a relationship never was a marriage

Answer 14

Annulment

Question 15

In a divorce, proceeding, based on the respondents adultery, the person with whom he/she committed adultery

Answer 15

Co-respondent

Question 16

The spouse initiating a petition for divorce; as opposed to the respondent

Answer 16

Petitioner

Question 17

in marriage law, spouse, being sued for divorce

Answer 17

Respondent

Question 18

Financial assistance paid by one spouse to another after marriage breakdown

Answer 18

Spousal support

Question 19

The care and control of a child awarded by the court temporarily to one parent

Answer 19

Interim custody

Question 20

The care and control of a child awarded by the court to both parents

Answer 20

Joint custody

Question 21

The right of a non-custodial parent to flexible, and regular visits with a child, and to acquire about the child’s health, welfare, and education

Answer 21

Reasonable access

Question 22

The right of the non-custodial parent to certain prearrange visits with the child (weekends, certain holidays), and to inquire about the child’s health, welfare, and education

Answer 22

Specified access

Question 23

The home in which the couple live during their marriage

Answer 23

Matrimonial home

Question 24

Possessions owned by the spouses during the marriage; also called marital property’s; concerning family, assets, and non-family or business assets

Answer 24

Matrimonial property

Question 25

The person (usually a parent) who chiefly attends the daily needs of a child

Answer 25

Primary caregiver