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Law of Divorce. Protection of Children

In divorce, issues of property division, child support, child custody, and alimony are decided by the judge in a trial. When marriage is broken child custody is of great concern

Child custody must be based on the best interests of the child. The real sub-criteria of this decision are:

  1. Where the children are now.

  2. Who has had the child for the longest recent period.

  3. Stability.

  4. New romantic relationships

  5. Employment

  6. Consistent plan for the child.

  7. Assuring the child’s safety.

  8. The child’s preference, depending on the age.

In general, the welfare of children is the biggest concern of the family law. In economically developed countries, there are limits on the type and amount of work a child is allowed to do. There are age limits on the rights and duties of citizens. Parents have a duty to make decisions, for example those concerning education, on behalf of their children. When parents are dead or absent, a legal guardian is appointed to make these decisions. Sometimes this is an adoptive parent – a person who legally adopts the child as his or her own and has all the rights and duties of a natural parents.

Task 1. Answer the questions:

  1. What are the matters of Family Law?

  2. Give the grounds for divorce.

  3. Name the criteria for deciding a custody case. Which of them do you consider the most important?

Task 2. Complete the sentences with appropriate prepositions:

of, on, about, of, on, with, for, upon, ahead

  1. There are several grounds … divorce.

  2. If there is no dispute … the grounds … divorce and everything has been agreed … , a draft decree is filed … the judge.

  3. The “Separation Agreement” is legally binding … both parties.

  4. Many close custody decisions today turn … which parent demonstrated a tendency to place other interests … … the child.

I. Discussion

Share your view with your group mates.

1. Marriage is less respected today than that used to be. Why?

2. Why do marriage contracts gain more popularity nowadays?

  1. How can people being divorced preserve good relationships?

  2. Who usually wins a child custody consent?

4.Business Law.

I.Vocabulary notes

business transaction

- сделки

in predictable ways

- предсказуемым образом

essential

- существенный

provision

- обеспечение

asserts

- имущество

to be dissolved

- ликвидироваться

to be revealed from

- освобождаться

upright

- честный

clout

- влиятельное лицо

to muster

- собирать

to overburden

- перегружать

to forgo

- отказаться, воздержаться

embezzlement

- растрата, присвоение (чужого имущества)

racketeering

- бандитизм, политический подкуп

swindle

- надувательство

to accomplish

- совершать, выполнять

to entrust

- вверять, поручать

janitor

- привратник, швейцар

undue

- чрезмерный

advent

- приход

to be stored

- быть накопленным

pinhead

- булавочная головка

data

- информация