The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-06-05
LAWY OF MAINE.


SECT Es s ssas.e " y. s ssa 81 Hes s. q R;s'ss
OF divorce and alinon shall be Supreme
Judicial Court holden or county parties live
and TIA; the decree Of the shall be final
SECT Be at further Enacted THAT divorce or
aeny shall be brought court the par
ty suing complaining ss III his or her libel in the oace Of
he Clerk OF the said curt therein setting cause
s or her complaint specially shall the other party
anu win summons TO appear the fourteen DAYS
least before the sitting of said where be
and the said shall have all the powers necessary the
conducting and hnaly issuing such according the
true ntendmen OF this t
Sect Be further enacted That divorces from the bonds
Of natrmony shall be decreed the within the
degrees by law prohibited either Of them had former wife
husband alive the soenni1ing such second mar
rage or Tor mpotency adultery either Of parties
for other and that divorce bed and hoard nav
and shall De granted for extreme cruelty in either
Oh the parties or whenever any husband shall utterly
wife, shall grossly wantony cruelty neglect or refuse
70 provide suitable maintenance her. being al
ity thereto.
Sect Be further enacted That when it shall appear tha,the
adultery or cruelty complained occasioned b the collision
Oh the parties and done with intention procure divorce
or that both parties have been guilty of adultery,
no divorce shall be decreed
SECT s. Be turther enacted, That when divorce shall
be had for the affinity or OF
OF either of the wife shall to her all her
abo tenelnents and Entertainments judgment may be
passed for OF all or such part OF the
estate specifically the value thereof bath TO her
husbands bands by force Of the marriage Justices OF the
Supreme Judicial Court the circumstances of the case
shall determine equae they may make use Of such Hind
OF process 10 carry their Judgment effect shall
essary and the court they think proper NAV compel
TIE husband disclose oath, personal estate he hath
received IN right OF mis- wife, and how the hath been dis
posed of what proportion thereof n his hands At
the time OF such divorce when the shall be for the
cause OF adultery committed by the husband
DOVER be assigned lands of her husband in the
same if such husband naturally dead aud " e
real estate which her husband held right the court by
whom such divorce decreed shall have mower N
TO the wife Tor all the personal estate which the
husband hath received BY marriage such part
thereof shall be just reasonable uner all the crcn-
stances OF the case a of equal to
whole Of the said thereof as the
judge proper should be 50 assigned to her But if
by
authorised to assign 10 the divorced together
her her husbands real estate sbod he for
her reasonable support then the court nav al
low her reasonable amony husbands long
she shall unmarried Ia the same manner a. aion1
may be allowed divorced from beu and board for
he cause OF extreme cruelty in the husband
in making allowance to the Character and
property OF The husband and the character situation
wife And where the divorce shall by adultery
forever and her real during bis life they
have had issue born alive Of her body during the marriage 9TH
erwise during her natural lie only II he shall survive her Pro
1ided everthee That the allow her for her sub
ence SO much OF such personal real they shall
Judge necessary whenever decree Of divorce from led
and board shall be made the cruelty husband
or OF his utterly deserving his wife, grossly wantony and
cruelty neefecng refusing TO provide suitable
for her. being sufficient ability thereto the wife, If there be
no issue living at the time of the divorce shall be restored all
her lands and heredaments and shall be allowed
of his personal aony as the court
reasonable having regard to the property that
issue living the time divorce then the court
spec 10 ordering resoraon granting amony Aforesaid
they shall Judge the of the case NAV
require and upon application from either party may, from
time 10 e make such alterations therein be
And whenever the wife shall file in the clerks office libel
ga her husband praying for divorce from bed and board for
any OF e causes mentioned in this and shall cause the
same To De served him. all his within the State shalbe
considered attached and bound jud
ment OF the court divorce decreed upon said libel
and IN such cases. the order and adudge that the
"hoe or any part OF the real estate of the husband or OF the
rents and profits of the shall assigned and off
the wife for and during her life and may make of such
process to enforce such be deemed
and proper And in divorce shall decreed for cruelty
the we whether there shall be issue OF the marriage
at the time Of the divorce the order her estora-
ton OF the whole or such part OF her lands and he
rediaents ana may also assign amony they may Judge
proper.
Sect he further enacted If persons who shall be
divorced for cause either OF affinity consangunity SHALL after
such divorce cohab together snch offending shall
be liable TO all the and penalties provided by the laws then
IN being against incest and persons shall cohabit live
together la the house after divorce tor the of
marriage adultery such persons shall be liable TO all the
pains and penalties provided by the laws then in being against
adultery Provided pa That decree OF divorce Tor
Of adultery shall bar the issue Of such marriage from
nhefiting but the question Of the right OF such child chill
dren inherit shall De settled the principles
iaw The though this hat
been made.
February 10, l82l-Approved
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