ARE 306 Unit 17Contracting MarriageIncidents of marriageMarital ContractsSlide 5ChildrenChild support exampleSlide 8Non Custodial Parent’s net income after taxes & child supportDivorce and Related IssuesTorts against the marriage1ARE 306 Unit 17Family Law: Marriage, Children & Divorce2Contracting MarriageCompetence•Age•Sound mindProhibited marriages•Degree of relationship•Coercion•Either party physically impotent3Incidents of marriageSupportConsortiumDower/Curtesy (statutory equivalents)Statutory shareLiability for debts & tortsOwnership of property (married women’s property acts)4Marital ContractsPrenuptial agreements•Content•Property•Child support•Statutory level of spousal support•Enforceability•Full mutual financial disclosure•Separate representation•Implementation of provisions•Business stability5Marital ContractsContracts during covertureSeparation agreementsreconciliation agreements6ChildrenLegitimacyAdoptionSupportResponsibility of parents for debts, torts & crimesAbuse/neglectCustody7Child support example$60,000 gross family income•$30,000 eachOne child 1 1/2 years old•$600 per month day care (paid by custodial parent)•$100 per month health insurance (paid by non custodial parent)8Child support example$697 basic child support•.75 of 600=$450•$100 health insurance•$1247 total obligation x .5=$623.50Non Custodial Parent’s obligation•$623.50 - $100=$523.509Non Custodial Parent’s net income after taxes & child supportGross = $2500 per month•Total federal & state payroll taxes = 598.92•Child support + health insurance = $623.50Monthly net = $1,277.58Average rent for an apartment in Raleigh = $80010Divorce and Related IssuesGroundsProperty Division (equitable distribution)Alimony/maintenanceChildren: custody & supportStrategic considerations11Torts against the marriageCriminal conversation•Strict liabilityAlienation of
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