Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-04-08
Causes of Divorce in Different states.

More than thirty causes OF divorce arc
recognized by the statutes of the several
States In South Carolina rot one has
ever been obtained In Virginia there
are three cases, namely: natural and
incurabe impotency at the time of the
marriage, idiocy, and bigamy. In Ala
bama, adultery or two years abandon
ment. In Rhode Island, impotcncy,
adultery, extreme cruelty, wilful doscr-
ton for the space of five years, continued
drunkenness, neglect of tho husband to
provide necessaries for the subsistence of
the wife, gross misbehayior and wicked
ness repugnant to the marriage contract.
In New Jersey divorce is granted for
prior existing marriage, adultery, and
wilfQl absence for five years. In YER
mont, for homage, mental ineapacity,
impotoney, force Or fraud, adultery, con
fnement in the State prison for three
years or more, intolerable severity, will
full desertion for three years, absence for
seven years unhearl Of, and where the
husband, being of ability, grossly and
wantonly neglects to provide for his wife.
In Maine, for adultery, impotency, de-
serhon for five years, joining the Shakers
for five years, confinement in the State
prison Of any of tho United States for
five years, fraud in obtaining the consent
Of the other party, habitual drunkenness
for three years. marriage with M In
dian or mulatto is Woodland imprison-
mcnt for felony in the State works di
vorce without any judicial proceedings
In Kentucky, for habitual drunkenness,
condemnation for felony cruelty Of the
husband, aud for several other causes
which We forbcar to mention. In Hi
.nois, for impotency, adultery, wiltul de-
sertlon for two years, extreme cruelty,
babtual drunkenness for two years In
Missouri, for Auditory, wilful desertion
for tgo Years, conviction Of an Infamous
crime, habiiual drunkenness for two
years, cruel treatment endangering life,
intolcrablo indignitics, yarrancy of the
husband. In Iowa the same causes exist
as in Missouri, to Which is superadded,
"when the parties cannot live in peace
and happiness, and their welfare requires
a separation" Tho law Of Arkansas is
the same as in Missouri, except that one
years absence is sufficient to free the
abandoned party from the bonds of mar
riage in Tennessee and Mississippi the
law is nearly similar, while in Florida,
to like enactmouts are added, "babitual
indulgence Of yiolen. and ungoycrnable
temper for year, or drunkenness or de-
sertion for one year" In North CARROLL
ma, impotency and adultery, abandon
mcnt, turning the wife out Of doors, cru
city or indigaity on the part OF the hus-
band. or any other just cause. In Texas,
impotency, excess or cruel treatment, or
outrages or desertion Cor three years 49,
In New York the husband may have a
divorce for the adultery of tho wife, and
the wife when tho husband abandons her
and lives in adultery; in Maryland The
law is the same as in New York, except
that abandonment and three years alb.
senco from the State is cause Of divorce
In Georgia the old English ecclesiastical
law governs In New Hampshire and
Ohio similar laws to those in Vermont
/ prevail Extreme cruelty and absence
for three years are causes for divorce il
Delaware; to which Pennsylvania ha,
added intolerahle indignities Congress
has never conferred the power TO gran
divorce upon the courts in the District o.
/ Columbia. N y. Trbune