Author Question: Judie and Ben are getting divorced after thirty years of marriage. They have a limited number of ... (Read 79 times)

Cooldude101 · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

Judie and Ben are getting divorced after thirty years of marriage. They have a limited number of assets: the home which they bought together but put in Ben's name for estate planning purposes; a stock portfolio that they built together that Judie managed and increased in value beginning with stocks initially selected by Ben: and a sailboat for which Ben paid the down payment and Judie paid the mortgage. Ben receives a substantial social security check each month and Judie a much smaller one. Which of the following would courts in most states be LEAST likely to consider marital property subject to division upon Judie and Ben's divorce?

A) the marital residence
B) appreciation in the value of the stock portfolio
C) the parties' social security benefits
D) the sailboat

Question 2

Which is the true statement regarding a topical index?

a. Topical indexes are not useful.
b. A topical index may be included at the end of each topic.
c. A topical index will be included at the end of the series only.
d. An topical index may be included at the end of each topic in a series, in addition to a multi-volume general index at the end of the series.