mee_copy_20190714075117 Flashcards
Ceremonial Marriage requires
License, Capacity, and Solemnization (ceremony)
Common-law marriage requires
Agreement they are married, cohabitation, and holding themselves out as married.
Marriages are void for what three things?
Prior existing marriages, Incest, and mental incapacity at the time of marriage
Marriages are voidable for?
Age, impotence, intoxication, fraud, duress, or lack of intent
Are children of an anulled marriage considered marital children?
Yes
Putative marriage doctrine allows what?
A party of a ceremonial marriage who believed in good faith that the marriage is valid to use a state’s divorce provisions if the marriage is later found to be void
What are the seven grounds for at fault divorce?
Adultery, cruelty, desertion, habitual drunkenness, bigamy, imprisonment, institutionalization for insanity
What defenses are available to at fault divorce?
Many: recrimination, unclean hands, connivance, condonation, collusion, provocation, insanity, consent, justification, religion
Nonmarital property includes?
Property acquired before the marriage, property excluded by the parties valid agreement, property acquired by gift or inheritance, and awards or settlements for causes of action accruing before the marriage
What types of alimony (spousal maintenance) are there?
Lump sum, permanent (long marriage), limited duration (short marriage), rehabilitative (improve earning capcity), reimbursement (rarely granted).
Can visitation rights be denied for nonpayment of child support?
No
Can nonmarital children inherit from their father’s estate?
Yes, if paternity was proven prior to the fathers death, the father adopted the child, the father holds himself out as the father
A husband can be estopped from denying his obligation to pay child support for his wife’s non-biological child when?
There is a representation that he would provide, the wife relied on this representation, and the wife would suffer economic detriment if he did not.
Courts have personal jurisdiction over out of state parents for child support by?
The long-arm provision of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
What does a child receive under the income-shares model?
The same proportion of parental income as if the parties continued to live togeter
When can child support be modified?
There is a substantial change in circumstances
When can child support be terminated?
Emancipation, child marries, or death
What courts have jurisdiction to modify child support?
The court that rendered the order if that court has continuing jurisdiction, otherwise a state where there is a significant connection.
Under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, what courts have jurisdiction to enter, modify custody or visitation orders?
Home state first, significant connection, default jurisdiction.
What is the standard for determining child custody?
Best interest and welfare of the child.
When does an unwed biological father have a right to contact with his child?
When he demonstrates a commitment to the responsibilities of parenthood
When can a parents religious beliefs be overriden by a court for medical care?
When necessary to prevent serious harm to the child
What can a separation agreement define?
Property divsion, spousal support, child support, custody, and visitation
Premarital agreements are enforceable if?
There is full disclosure of finances, the agreement is fair and reasonable, and the agreement is voluntary. (also in writing and signed by party to be charged)
Are provisions of a premarital agreement preventing modification of child support enforceable?
No
Are provisions of a premarital agreement preventing modification of property rights and spousal support enforceable?
Yes
Under the adoption and Safe Families Act, when can a state move to terminate parental rights?
When the child has been outside of the home and not with a relative for 15 of the past 22 months and reunification attempts have been provided
What courts have jurisdiction for divorce and alimony?
Ones with personal and subject matter jx
Who is liable for pre-incorporation transactions?
Promoters (they are fiduciaries) unless a later novation.
The articles of incorporation must include
the name, the agents, names and addresses of incorporates, duration, the purpose (usually any lawful activity) and authorized shares
When is the corporation incorporated?
When the secretary of state accepts the fee and files the articles
If by laws and articles of incorporation conflict, which wins?
Articles
What is the de facto corporation rule?
When a corporation isnt properly formed but acts as a corp, it will be treated as a corp if there was a good faith attempt to incorporate and there was no actual knowledge of the faulty corporate status.
What are the three factors to pierce the veil?
Alter ego, undercapitilization, and fraud
What are issued shares?
Number of authorized shares actually sold
What are outstanding shares?
Shares that were once issued and remain in the possession of shareholders
What are treasury shares?
Shares one issued but subsequently reacquired by the corporation
Par value is?
The minimum value to sell a share at (it is not required)
Watered stock is?
Stock sold for less than the par value. Shareholders who buy watered stock are liable to creditors of the corp.
How long is a stock subscription irrevocable for pre incorporation?
six months
Preemptive rights allow what
The person to maintain their percentage of ownership when new shares issue
Who can authorize dividends?
Directors unless would cause insolvency
Must every corp hold an annual meeting?
Yes.
Special meetings are for?
Voting on fundamental changes
Notice for meetings must occur?
no fewer than 10 days and no more than 60 days before the meeting
Directors must set a record date when?
no fewer than 10 days before the meeting and no more than 70 days before the meeting
A proxy must be?
In writing, signed by the shareholder as of the record date, sent to the secretary, state that it authorizes another to vote, and cannot be valid for more than 11 mos
Quorum of shareholders is?
A majority of the outstanding shares, not shareholders
Necessary vote of shareholders is?
When more of the votes of a shareholder quorum for the proposal exceed the votes against
Shareholders can inspect corp records so long as they?
State a proper purpose
Shareholders can sue
Directly or derivatively (on behalf of the corp)
Derivative law suits require
Claim made in corp name, contemporaneous stock ownership, was a shareholder at time of harm, fairly represents interests of the corp, and made a demand to board unless it would have been futile
A controlling shareholder may owe a duty to a minority shareholder if
There is sale of stock to an outsider or lotter, the shareholder is transacting with the corporation
For directors, a quorum is
A majority of the total number of directors
Directors may dissent and avoid liability by
Entering dissent in minutes of the meeting, filing a written dissent before the meeting adjourns, or provide a written dissent to the secretary
Directors and officers owe what to the corporation?
A fiduciary duty of care (duty of care and duty of loyalty)
The business judgment rule is?
Absent fraud, illegality or self dealing, courts will not disturb good-faith business decisions
A self-interested transaction may be upheld if?
It is ratified by a majority of disinterested directors or shareholders.
Fundamental changes require approval of?
Both shareholders and directors
Merger is
when two or more corps combine and one survives assuming the assets and liabilities of the others
Consolidation is
the combination of two or more corps when neither survives and a new one is created assuming the assets and liabilities
Involuntary dissolution can occur by?
Creditors showing a corp is not paying its debts, shareholders show the corp is wasting assets, the directors are committing fraud, or the directors and shareholders deadlock.
Appraisal rights are?
When a shareholder dissents from a fundamental change he can demand his shares to be purchased by the corp for FMV.
LLCs require filing ___ and its owners are called ____ instead of shareholders?
An operating agreement; Members.
What are goods?
Movable tangible property
What are rights to payment?
Instruments, chattel paper, accounts, payment intangibles
What is attachment?
An arrangement linking a debt to collateral, upon attachment interest becomes enforceable.Requires value given, the debtor to have rights, and either a security agreement or possession/control
What is required in a security agreement?
Identify collateral, shows inten tof debtor to be bound, and is in a tangible medium
Accessions are?
Goods that are united with another good but are identifiable. The security interest continuous in the accession.
Commingled goods are?
A good that is united but the identity of the good is lost. The security interest transfers to the larger good.
Proceeds are?
Whatever is exchanged for the collateral. The security interest in the collateral attaches to the proceeds automatically.