Simone and Fillmore Were Divorced Last Year

question 74

Multiple Choice

Simone and Fillmore were divorced last year.Fillmore has custody of their two children.Simone pays $9,600 in child support payments during the current year.The total cost of supporting the children is $12,500.Fillmore and Simone do not have any special agreement about dependency exemptions.How many total exemptions may Simone claim for the current year?

• A)0
• B)1
• C)2
• D)3
• E)4

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Definitions:

Conventional Level

The second level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development, where individuals make moral decisions based on conforming to social rules to ensure positive relationships and societal order.

Social Rules

Norms established by a society to dictate acceptable behavior, facilitate interaction, and maintain order among its members.

Preoperational Stage

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development (roughly ages 2 to 7) where children begin to engage in symbolic play and struggle with logic and taking the perspective of others.

Decentration

The ability to consider multiple aspects of a situation simultaneously, an important cognitive development in children allowing more complex thought processes.