\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. 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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.32733 cm} x{1.60195 cm} x{1.64772 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Marriage -{}- legal union of 2 individuals}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Requirements} & Procedural & License, solemnization \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & State of mind & Factors of Consent (capacity, intent) \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Limitations} & age, consanguinity, capacity, and \seqsplit{bigamy/polygamy} & Exceptions: removal of impediment or presumption of validity \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Common Law Marriage \seqsplit{requirements} & Consent & \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Cohabitation & \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} & Holding out publicly as spouses living together & \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Premarital Agreements & writing & \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} & voluntariness & \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Fair \& Full Disclosure of financial worth & \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Amendment & May be \seqsplit{revoked/amended} by written agreement signed by both parties & \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 5) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Support Obligation & each spouse has obligations to support the other and one spouse may be held liable for another spouse's purchases & \tn % Row Count 38 (+ 9) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.32733 cm} x{1.60195 cm} x{1.64772 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Marriage -{}- legal union of 2 individuals (cont)}} \tn % Row 11 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Necessaries} Doctrine & one spouse may be held liable to CRs for Necessaries purchased by the other spouse & \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Termination of Marriage}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Annulment}} & {\bf{Divorce}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} judicial declaration that the marriage was invalid due to some impediment at the time of marriage and, therefore, never occurred & divorce decree terminates the marriage relationship \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 7) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Grounds (voidable): non-age, incurable physical impotence or incapacity to consent (mental incapacity, fraud or duress) & Grounds: irretrievably \seqsplit{broken/Irreconcilable} differences, living separate and apart for a given time, or incompatibility \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Grounds (Void): Bigamy/Polygamy, consanguinity & Defenses: may exist in some states, but courts will not force a marriage to continue \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{{\emph{JX}}}}: state where either party is domiciled & {\bf{{\emph{JX}}}}: residency req't/Full Faith \& Credit Cl. \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 0) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Division of Property}} & {\emph{when property is divided upon marriage dissolution (2 approaches)}} \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 4) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} (1) Equitable Division of Marital Property & (2) Community Property \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 3) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} each spouse takes their sep property and the court divides property acquired during marriage on equitable basis & all property acquired during marriage split 50/50; all property owned prior to marriage/acquired by gift or inherit. is sep property \tn % Row Count 36 (+ 7) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Termination of Marriage (cont)}} \tn % Row 9 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Property Division Process & {\emph{3 steps}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{white} (1) Categorize Property & Separate v. Marital \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} (2) Determine Equitable distribution of property & Factors: duration of marriage; std of living during marriage; Income, \seqsplit{education/vocational} skills, employability of each party; assets, debts \& liabilities; Needs of parties; Health of parties, etc. \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 10) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Support}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Spousal}} & {\bf{Child}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} can be awarded if a spouse's separate property is insufficient for maintence (Discretion, Purpose, Terms) & {\bf{{\emph{BOTH}}}} parents have an absolute duty to support child \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Factors: financial resources of each party, std of living during marriage, ability of spouse paying support to meet own needs, time necessary for party seeking support to obtain employment or contribution to marriage & Guidelines are state based \& each state has formula to determine amount \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 11) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} & last until child reaches age of maj. or emancipated \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & custodial parents cannot deny visitations rights based on a parent's failure to make child support payments \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 6) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Modification: substantial material and unanticipated change (not self-induced) & Mod: substantial change that affects the needs of child OR ability of parent to pay \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.59264 cm} x{3.38436 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Custody}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Types of Custody}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Legal & right to make major decisions affecting child's life \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Physical & possession and control of child \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Joint & child splits time between each parent's house, and/or Parents share decision making, but child lives with one parent \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Custody Factors}} & Courts consider {\bf{{\emph{Child's best interests}}}}; Parent's wishes, child's wishes, C's adjustment to home/school/community; ability/willingness of each parent to provide for c's needs; and \seqsplit{interaction/relationships} with parents, siblings and others \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 10) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Visitation}} & when one parent is granted sole physical custody, the other parent is entitled to visitation \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Exception & V rights might be denied if court determines it endangers child's wellbeing \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Nonparents & May be given VRs if: NP has substantial relationship with child; NP visitation is in C's best interests; and Fit parent does not object \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 5) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.59264 cm} x{3.38436 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Custody (cont)}} \tn % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Modification}} & requires parent to show a substantial, material change in circumstances (Best interest of child std) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.14471 cm} x{3.83229 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Adoption}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{adoption terminates the legal relationship between biological parents and their child, and establishes a new legal relationship between parent \& child} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Process & consent of both bio parents generally req'd (sometimes consent of adoptee is req'd if over 12/14) \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & cannot withdraw consent {\bf{AFTER}} adoption, but can withdraw if court determines it is in the adoptee's best interests \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Alternatives} & law has not provided uniformity on rights of parties involved \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Donors & one who produces sperm/egg used for reproduction generally does not have parental rights in a conceived child (Unless agreed to in writing by donor \& parent(s)) \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 6) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Surrogacy} & where a woman agrees to bear a child conceived through assisted reproduction for the intended parents \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Agreement- surrogate, S's husband (if married), and intended parents enter into a written agreement in which surrogate relinquishes her rights/duties as a parent \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Unmarried CoHabitants}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ks between unmarried cohabitants & ks between unmarried cohabitants to share property or engage in other forms of economic sharing are VALID, unless sexual services are the sole consideration \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} implied k & courts may allow unmarried cohabitants to seek a remedy based on an implied-in-fact k theory \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} division of property & when unm. coH breakup, cts may grant an equitable distribution of property based on Rehabilitative alimony or one of the following (resulting trust, constructive trust, quantum meriut) \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 9) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.74195 cm} x{3.23505 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Nonmarital Children -{}- {\emph{born to unmarried woman}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Discrimination} & almost all discrimination based on nonmarital child status is unconstitutional \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Establishing Paternity & suit may be brought to establish a NMC's biological parent \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Admissible Evid-{}-blood/genetics test, prior statements by deceased family regarding pat, Med. Testimony or \seqsplit{Admissions/acknowledgments} by alleged parent \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}