Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-11-18
GROUNDS FOR DEGREES.
Wiz. Diversity In the Divorce Laws of Il
Different States.

Wid. Diversity in the Divorce Laws of the
Different States.
The Emergencies of the divorce
laws in the United States are as varied
as those relating to marriageN &C.
cording 10 the Pittsburg Dispatch.
All the states and territories EXCEPT
Georgia. Louisiana and Delaware,
specify the necessary length OF time
during which the plaintiff must have
lived in the state in order to be able
TO bring an action for divorce. This
eiiod varies from ninety days for
Dakota TO five years for Massachu-
setts. Time in these days often means
great deal of money. and this is why
Dakota divorces occupy so much at
tention at present and Il is solely for
this reason that she has the advantage
over number Of other states and ter.
ritories
A six months residence will entitle
the plaintiff to sue for divorce in
Arizona California. Idaho, Nebraska
Nevada New Mexico Texas and
Wyoming. A large number OF states
fix the term at one year. The best of
these are: Colorado. Illinois Kansas
Missouri Montana Oregon. Rhode
Island. Washington and Wisconsin.
Many OF these states make the threat
that the decree shall be invalid if tho
plaintiff removes there simply for the
purpose OF getting a divorce but tho
state pays no further attention to him
alter the decree unless there is a vi
Imperative defendant TO fellow him
up
In Dakota the following reasons arc
deemed sufficient grounds for divorce
Marital intidelity which will secure
divorce in every state and territory
except South Carolina where divorce
Is not allowed for any reason-ex-
cessivo cruelty wlllful desertion and
neglect for one year and habitual in
temperance. The glorious climate of
California is excellent alike for the
body and for divorce. Absolute sep
| aratlon is granted there for one year
wllllul desertion, neglect and for
! habitual intemperance Extreme
| cruelty is also II cause. The courts of
Arizona grant a divorce for six
months intentional abandonment. for
cruel treatment habilual intemper-
ance and neglect on the part OF the
husband to provide the necessaries of
| life Tor his wife.
In Idaho plaintiff may secure a
divorce Tor extreme cruelty desertion.
neglect and inJemperance continuing
Tor one year. In Nebraska the
sufficient causes for judicial separa-
ton are desertion for two years.
| habitual drunkenness extreme cruelty
and failure to provide for the wife.
Nevada sewers the marriage tie for
one years desertion. for gross
drunkenness If contracted since
marriage; for extreme cruelty and for
year neglect on the part of a
husband to provide for his wife. New
Mexico dissolves the marriage
partnership for cruel treatment.
abandonment habitual drunk enne $
and husbands failure to support
OF these Washington has been re
garded as the banner state for the
sensible view her courts take OF
divorce. Sufficient causes are cruel
treatment personal iniquities habitual
drunkenness refusal to provide one
year abandonment and any other
cause seeming sufficient to the court
and when the court is satisfied the
parties can no longer live together.
Colorado and Montana both grant
=, divorces for one years drunkenness
or desertion and extreme cruelty.
The causes In Oregon are cruel and
lnhuman treatment personal indigni.
ties. rendering life burden and gross
drunkenness contracted since mar
, riage. In Illinois it is necessary for
the plaintiff to show the existence of
extreme and repeated cruelty two
years desertion or habitual drunken
ness for like period OF time. The
laws OF Kansas give divorce for
habitual drunkenness one years
abandonment extreme cruelty. fraud
in the marriage contract and gross
/ neglect OF duty.
Missouri will grant separation for
indignities rendering the life of the
other intolerable and for years de
sertlon or drunkenness. Wisconsin
has excellent laws for they dissolve
the bands OF matrimony not only for
ayears desertion or drunkenness and
cruel or inhuman treatment bat also
when the husband and wife have lived
/ apart voluntarily for the space OF five
| years The statutes OF Rhode Island
call for five years desertion unless
the court decides that II shorter time
will answer Habitual drunkenness,
extreme cruelty and failure TO provide
will also annul the marriage contract
! In the courts.