1. What is family support, how is it different from spousal support and child support, and what is its primary reason? 2. What is a Duke order? Under what circumstances will a court make a Duke order? Describe the two-step process the court follows before making a Duke order? Finally, how does the court determine the economic feasibility of granting such an Order? 3. Is Child Support dependent on a valid marriage? Why or why not? 4. What constitutes a "change in circumstances" sufficient to justify the modification of a child support order? Is your answer any different if the order sought to be modified is one for spousal support? If so, how? 5. What is the significance of the term "earning capacity" vs. "actual earnings" in the context of a support analysis?

6.What kind of obligation is created in FC 4300Links to an external site.? 7. What is considered a marriage of long duration or a "lengthy marriage" and what is the significance of this term in the context of spousal support? 8. What is temporary support? What is it designed to do? How long does it last?

9. What is the rebuttable presumption created when one spouse cohabits with a nonmarital partner? How can the rebuttable presumption be overcome?

10. How does the marital standard living figure in a support calculation?

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ANSWER Family Support Family support refers to financial assistance provided to meet the needs of a family unit as a whole which may include a spouse or exspouse and dependent children It differs from ... View the full answer