Write True or False in response to each question listed below.

1. The modern trend regarding marriage has favored state control over marriages. __

2. Original marriage laws are based on the English common law model. __ 3. All states prohibit marriage between siblings, cousins, and other family members. __ 4. Most states impose a marriage "waiting period." __

5. An exception to the freedom of contract principle is unconscionability. __ 6. Prenuptial agreements are always found void as against public policy. __

7. The court process for obtaining a protective order related to domestic violence cases usually takes place in two distinct stages. __

8. Starting in California in 1970, all states adopted some form of a no-fault divorce law. __ 9. The essence of the defense of condonation is forgiveness. __

10. An annulment is a prospective declaration that no valid marriage ever existed between both parties. __

11. Legal custody refers to decision-making authority. __

12. At common law, grandparents had no legal right to access their grandchildren. __ 13. Most child support guidelines define "income" narrowly. __

14. Lump-sum child support payments are also referred to as "alimony in gross." __ 15. Transmutation refers to a post-acquisition change in an asset. __

16. A state may exercise emergency jurisdiction only when a child is physically present in the state. __

17. Agency adoptions and direct placement adoptions are the same. __

18. Connivance is a divorce defense related to forgiveness. __

19. A Parent Locater service helps state agencies enforce child support awards. __

20. Best interest is the predominant legal standard for resolving custody disputes. __