What type of marriage is generally not recognized until there is a dispute over property or upon the death of one of the parties?
a. civil union
b. common law marriage
c. domestic partnership
d. limited liability partnership

what type of intellectual property protection covers original works for an author's life plus 70 years?
a. copyright
b. inventor's insurance
c. patent
d. trademark

sale proceeds from a chapter 7 bankruptcy are split among
a. debtors
b. deed holders
c. creditors
d. beneficiaries

bankruptcy proceedings protect the rights of creditors to
a. repayment
b. exempt assets in possession of the debtor
c. nonexempt assets in possession of the debtor
d. a repayment plan

an independent adoption occurs when
a. a grandmother has her granddaughter on weekends
b. adoptive parents find a child through an adoption agency
c. the biological parents choose the adoptive parents
d. an adopted child is over the age of 15

Explanation:

1) (B) "common law marriage" is generally not recognized until there is a dispute over property or upon the death of one of the parties. Because this type of marriages don't have any license that has been issued by government. It has happened without any formal ceremony, so that it could have been witnessed by parties.

2) (a) "copyright" is a type of intellectual property protection covers original works for an authors life plus 70 years. The inventions begins with the trade secret, before that there is need for securing it from getting it pirated.

3) (c) Sale proceeds from a Chapter 7 bankruptcy are split among"creditors" In case of the bankruptcy the assets of the debtors are paid among the pay holders or we may say the creditors.

4) (b) Bankruptcy proceedings protect the rights of creditors to "exempt assets in possession of the debtor"

5) (c) An independent adoption occurs when "the biological parents choose the adoptive parents" If in case the biological parents, gets connected to the adoptive parents without the help of the adoption agency, the independent adoption can take place.

i think it can have both positive and negative effects on businesses.

for example:

lets say you own a small business and taxes go up 4% that means it is going to cost your business more money to buy product to sell. but at the same time you make more money from the tax rise.

that is my theory.