Civil Cases

Read the following text, but do not attempt to fill the gaps until you have listened to this judge talking about his experiences in matrimonial cases.

Then complete the text with a suitable word or phrase according to the information on the tape.

The type of civil cases the judge enjoyed most were those con­cerned with.............(1) where he could make his own decision. The most depressing were to.............(2) cases. He often had to

deal with applications for.............(3) to stop a man.............(4) his wife. He also had to act in cases of the.............(5) of relation­ships where children were involved and had to decide what were the best.............(6) for them. He sometimes had to make the difficult decision to.............(7) men to visit their children if the wife was given custody, and he, as the judge, felt that visits might be harmful.

Here Come the DINKs

Double-income, no-kids couples are the latest subject.

Preview

The number of married couples in the United States with two in­comes and no children has risen dramatically in recent years. At is­sue is whether their fast-paced lifestyles allow time for children.