Marriage Law, Marriage as a Contract,
Divorce Law,
Protection of Children and the Scope of Parental Rights and Duties,
LISTENING: Best time to marry,
Family Size
Arranged Marriage,
Divorce,
A Divorce Lawyer,
Counselling,
SPEAKING: Start a Conversation marriages,
Divorce: For and Against,
WRITING: What do you think?,
Jumbled texts. Divorce vs. Marriage,
GRAMMAR: Review of grammar tenses, Passive Voice
STARTER. 1. What do these quotations mean? Which do you agree with? Do you have any favourite quotations of your own?
Which quotations do you find relevant to today’s world or your own life? In what ways? Discuss with your partner and with your group.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your confidence.
The greatest revolution in our generation is that of human beings, who by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch and it darts away.
Dorothy Parker
ARTICLE 51 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF UKRAINE
Marriage is based upon the free consent of a woman and a man. Both parties to a marriage have equal rights and duties in the marriage and family.
Parents are obligated to support their children to majority. Adult children are obligated to care for their parents who are incapable of work.
ARTICLE 52 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF UKRAINE
Children shall have equal rights regardless of their origin, as well as whether they are born within marriage or without.
Any violence against a child or their exploitation is prosecuted by law.
Introduction to family law
Listening 1.1. BEST TIME TO MARRY.
Various people debate marrying early or late in life. Listen to the text and answer the questions below.
Speakers: 1 - Amir; 2 - Lori; 3 - Eoin; 4 - Aki; 5 - Chris; 6 - Maiko.
1.
Most people think you should marry ____ .
a) early in life b) later in life c) before you are 30
2.
What two people have similar stories?
a) Lori and Maiko b) Aki and Chris c) Eoin and Amir
3.
Who talks about their own marriage?
a) Aki b) Maiko c) Lori
4.
How many people give personal examples?
a) One b) Two c) Three
5.
Who says marrying young could be better?
a) Amir b) Aki c) Lori
Listening 1.2. FAMILY SIZE Listen to six people talk about how big their family is and where they are now.
Speakers: 1 - Jeff; 2 - Arienne; 3 - Rebecca; 4 - Sabriya; 5 - Swinki; 6 - Tini.
1.
Where does Jeff's family live?
a) Mainly in North America b) Mostly in Canada c) On four continents
2.
Where does Arienne's family live?
a) In Oslo b) Near Oslo c) All over Norway
3.
What is true about Rebecca?
a) She is a younger sister. b) She is an older sister. c) She has an older sister.
4.
What does Sabriya say about her family?
a) She is the youngest. b) She sees them often. c) She would like to see them.
5.
What does Swinki say about her family?
a) It is quite small. b) They often argue. c) They are very close.
6.
What is true about Tini's family?
a) She has an older brother. b) She does not have a dog. c) Her family is very unusual.
Ex. 1. Below are the main areas that Family Law covers. The text gives excerpts from those areas. Write one area above each text.
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Child Custody Children’s Rights Divorce Estates and Trusts Insurance Marriage Adoption Estate Planning |
…………………… The process by which a legal parent-child relationship is created between individuals not biologically parent and child.
2 …………………… The parents of a child born within a marriage are joint guardians of that child and the rights of both parents are equal.
3. …………………… Children are generally afforded the basic rights embodied by constitution.
4. …………………... As a result of this both parties’ status becomes single again.
5. …………………… The process by which an individual or family arranges the transfer of assets in anticipation of death.
6. …………………… Generally, a trust is a right in property (real or personal) which is held in a fiduciary relationship by one party for the benefit of another. The trustee is the one who holds title to the trust property, and the beneficiary is the person who receives the benefits of the trust.
7. …………………… While types vary widely, their primary goal is to allocate the risks of a loss from the individual to a great number of people.
8. …………………… A contract based upon a voluntary private agreement by a man and a woman to become husband and wife.
Reading 1. The Law and the Family
Read the following text on Family Law in different countries and do all the tasks after it.
In this chapter, we will look at how the law sees the family as a special institution; capacity to enter into marriage contract and marriage contract itself; how some legal systems treat married couples and their children differently from the unmarried; the process of divorce; custody of and responsibility for children; and protection from violence in the home. Finally, we will consider the rights of succession to the property of a family member when they die.
Beyond the mere function of providing a new generation of children, the family is often promoted for its moral contribution to society. Despite a growing labor shortage, the Japanese government has passed very little legislation challenging the assumption that mothers should stay at home rather than go out to work. Ireland, which is strongly influenced by the doctrines of the Catholic Church, divorce remains illegal.
In some societies the family is thought to be so important that there is very little legal intervention in family life. In many Islamic countries, for example, fathers, brothers and sons are allowed considerable authority over the females in their family. As late as the 1970s, the male head of the household in Switzerland was deemed to represent the interests of everyone within that household, and, consequently, none of the women could vote in national elections. But in many parts of the world the law now promotes the rights of individuals within the family unit, and regulates family relations through legislation. Raised from the taxes of the working population as a whole, Child Benefit is paid directly to the mother, and retirement pensions are paid to grandparents, so that they are less dependent upon financial support from a family member. In Sweden, parents can be prosecuted for physically punishing their children and children have a limited capacity to divorce their parents. In Britain, as in many countries, there are special family courts with very strong powers to control and transfer private property in the interests of children. Much of the work of other courts is also directly relevant to family life.
Answer the following questions.
Give examples from different countries of how the family is given special legal consideration.
What is the place of family life in Ukrainian legislation?
Ex. 2 Use a dictionary, explain the law-terms and make up sentences with them.
Custody; 2) to take into custody; 3) custody business; 4) custody of juries; 5) custody of law; 6) custody of prisoner; 7) custodier (custodian, guardian, tutor); 8) custodianship; 9) custodianship order; 10) custodian trustee; 11) custodian supervision; 12) custodially secure institution; 13) to be in confinement indoors; 14) confinement to bed; 15) solitary confinement; 16) life imprisonment; 17) under the guardianship (tutorship) of the laws.
Ex. 3 Use of English. For questions 1-10 read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).