+1 862 207 3288 Assignment 1
1. Answer the following questions:
2. How do annulment, divorce, and legal separation differ?
3. Why are few annulments granted today?
4. Why is it important to understand annulment law despite the fact that few annulments are currently granted?
5. What is the historical origin of annulments?
6. What are some of the common terms for an annulment action?
7. Why is it technically incorrect to refer to an “annulled marriage”?
8. What is the effective date of an annulment?
9. What are the main grounds that render a marriage void?
10. What are the main grounds that render a marriage voidable?
11. What is the distinction between a voidable and a void marriage?
Assignment 2
Child Custody is one of the most sensitive issues in family law. Read the following articles and discuss your thoughts on the “Best
Interest Test” the courts use to determine custody. The first article discusses whether mothers should always be considered the
custodial parent; the second article examines a childs right to divorce his/her parents and the last link tells the epic tale of
Sean Goldman, a young boy who was in the middle of a custody battle that put Brazil in the spotlight. What are your thoughts on the
“best interest test”? Comment on a classmates posting.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/134052
http://www.newsweek.com/id/119263
http://bringseanhome.org/goldman-case/tv-interviews/today-dateline-april-2012/
