3.6 Family law

Activity 1 Read new words with their translation.

deals with	мати справу з кимсь
maintain	підтримувати; зберігати
retain	утримувати; підтримувати
issue	проблема, спірне питання
arising	виникати, з'являтися, поставати; бути наслідком
spousal	подружній, шлюбний
abuse	образа; лайка
legitimacy	законність
adoption	усиновлення
surrogacy['sʌrəgəsi]	is an arrangement by which a woman gives birth to a baby on behalf of a woman who is physically unable to have babies herself, and then gives the baby to her.
abduction	викрадання (жінки, дитини)
termination	кінець; припинення, закінчення терміну (строку)
ancillary	підлеглий; службовий; допоміжний
divorce	розлучення
annulment	анулювання; скасування
alimony	аліменти
parental	батьківський; материнський (про почуття)
responsibility	відповідальність
custody	опіка, піклування
visitation	офіційний візит
docket	список судових справ
litigant	сторона (в судовому процесі); той, що судиться

Activity 2 Read and translate the text.

Family law

Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related to maintain the matters of any family to retain harmony and peace issues and domestic relations including: the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;

issues arising throughout marriage, including spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction, the termination of the relationship and ancillary matters including divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, and parental responsibility orders (in the United States, child custody and visitation, child support and alimony awards).

This list is by no means dispositive of the potential issues that come through the family court system. In many jurisdictions in the United States, the family courts see the most crowded dockets. Litigants representative of all social and economic classes are parties within the system.

Activity 3 Answer the questions.

1. What is family law?

2. What harmony and peace issues and domestic relations do you know?

3. What issues arising throughout marriage do you know?

4. What ancillary matters do you know?

5. In many jurisdictions in the United States, the family courts see the most crowded dockets, do not they?

6. Are litigants representative of all social and economic classes are parties within the system.

Activity 4 Match the given English words with their Ukrainian equivalents.

1	marriage	A	аліменти
2	civil union	B	усиновлення
3	domestic partnership	C	право власності
4	spousal abuse	D	законність
5	legitimacy	E	позбавлення батьківських прав
6	adoption	F	подружні образи
7	surrogacy	G	викрадання дитини
8	child abuse	H	внутрішнє товариство
9	child abduction	I	розлучення
10	divorce	J	громадянський шлюб
11	annulment	K	жорстоке поводження з дитиною
12	property settlements	L	шлюб
13	alimony	M	суррогатне материнство

Activity 5 Complete the sentences.

1. Domestic relations include…

2. Issues arising throughout marriage include…

3. Ancillary matters include…