Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-07-01
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE ss, 1852.
The Revised Statutes of 1882.
IH-LAWS REGULATING THE SOCIAL RE

| LAIlONS.
The law of GUARDIAN and WARD is not materially
changed except in this that the obligations and restrc
tons imposed upon the guardian are, in their general
character, stringent than under the old law and
that the rights of the ward thus carefully
guarded and better secured.
| In the law of MASTER and Apprentices there is no
change of sufficient Importance to merit notice
The new law Of DIVORCE follows, in principle, the
old law of 1s43 modified by several successive
utes permitting divorce among other usual causes, for
the following also
Z" Abandonment for year; or for less period, il
the Court shall be satisfied that reconciliation is i'm.
probable y and for
Habitua drunkenness of either party failure oi
the husband make ,nable provision for his family
There is, however, provision in this law 1t
is that which to the wife if she have just
of divorce the pecunary Of prosecuting her suit
being provided that the Court may issue Ssch orders
relative to .he expenses of suit will insure to the
wife efficient preparation Of her and fair and
impartial trial thereof; and, decreeing divorce in
favor Of the wife, refusing the application OF
the husband the Court shall, by order, be enforced
by attachment require the husband to pay all reasona-
ble expenses of the wife, in the prosecution defence
Of the petition when such divorce has been granted
OF refused"
In the law I" touching the MARRIAG GE RELATION and
liabilities incident thereto" there is one material
change, from the old provision of the Common Law, as
it has prevailed among us to this time The old pro-
vision backed by English decisions that the husband
is held liable for his wes debts contracted before
rage, matter whether she brought him property or
provided in Of his refusal pay such debts,
that judgment obtained against him before the
death Of the wife but if the wife died before Judgment
obtained he not liable, matter howmueh proper
ty he might have obtained by her
The provision is, that
The husband shall be liable for the debts and lsb
tiles Of the wife, contracted before marriage the
tent of the personal property he may receive toth
through her. or drive from the sale rent Of her lands
and no farther"
Such liability OF the husband shall not be extingush
ed by the death Of the wife,
The lands Of the wife are of course, also liable.
This is, undoubtedly, a great improvement on the old
Jaw the glarlng injustice of which has often been
knOwedged by the English courts, while bound
down by precedent, they enforced it.
The right of the wife to the and profits of her
real estate, recognized in explicit terms than in
the old law of 1916. The provision is
No lands of any married shall be liable for
the debts of her husband but such lands and the profits
hsrerom shall he her separate property, fy If
she pere unmarried"
II was, believe, considered somewhat doubtful, un
der the old law whether the husbands receipt in his
right for the rens and profits of his wiles land
good Under the law il is certain, that
it would be wholly invalid, except the agent, OK
pressly appointed acty acknowledged, of the WIFE
Against her public notice express protest, the hus
bands receipt would be worthless and the renter would
have pay the amount thus illegally recepted for,
again to the wife.
There is change made, nor any, we believe,
proposed during the session. the personal property
of married women In this still behind Mich.
gan and several other of our sister States.