What Statement Indicates That a Couple Is Considering a "Covenant

question 49

Multiple Choice

What statement indicates that a couple is considering a "covenant marriage?"

• A) "We must both convert to the same religious faith before marriage."
• B) "Before getting this divorce, you should expect to wait through a two-year separation period or prove that I am having an affair."
• C) "This is a much easier route than the traditional 'no-fault' divorce."
• D) "Remember that this is being done knowing that it will benefit the children."

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Definitions:

Partial Performance

The situation where a party has completed some, but not all, of their contractual obligations.

Statute of Frauds

A legal principle requiring certain types of contracts to be in writing and signed by the party to be charged, to prevent fraud and perjury in contractual dealings.

Delegation

A contracting party’s (a delegator’s) transfer of his or her duty to perform to a third party who is not part of the original contract (a delegatee).

Parol Evidence Rule

A common law rule that states that oral evidence of an agreement made prior to or contemporaneously with a written agreement is inadmissible when the parties intend the written agreement to be the complete and final version of their agreement.