Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-17
HOW TO GET FREED
IN TIE SEVERAL WEST STATES
runidsnes Requirements and Causes for
D6vur<s, . naenss ct Thors and "a
vhsuium-speeimen Grounds.

Dlvur<s. . Menss ct Thoss and ad
vinsuium- Specimen Grounds.
~You have no idea how lar divorce
IAWs Are until you have examined into
ohsm." remarked an attorney IN the
oIosk's once of Judge BarllngAme's
otost yesterday - he adreitIy slipped
- dies Of . divorce Gaze. which had
1non Suppressed. into his capacious
Doekss. "Hsrs in Michigan it's dead
Gney % pus away . wife II she Is lit
- cranky OF cnsstnutty."
'@uoU about other seatss2 We know
oDout our own." inquinngly ventured
~ reporter for The HHRAD.
~ was Just reading fairly good re-
mmo ct the laws Of other statee and
1cnrDed that ia Dakota the following
1oonono are deemed sufficient ground
~ divorce. Marital infidelity-which
u3i1 secure absolute divorce IN every
49, and territory except South Caro-
10. where divorce 10 not allowed for
nnY reason cruelty, wiliful
1n6nrtsou and neglect for one year and
bo1ituai intsmperAnce. The glorious
GI1mnto Of California 70 excellent alike
- The body and for dicorce. Absolute
0Dongotion 10 granted there for one
yooB'B VllIful deeertion, neglect and
~ habitual lntemperance. Extreme
0yuolty 10 niso cause. The
0ourts Of Armenia grant di-
Vrwo for elk month"; intentional
- 11nmen1, for eynel treatment,
1nhtuAi iutsmperanee and neg
( ~ onkhe paxb Of the hushand 70 pro-
V11o The necesonSies Of life for his wife.
II 6abo . plaintiff may secure d.
VoEco for cruelty, desert;on, neglect
nnd intemperAnce, continuing for one
year. In NebraskA the sufficient causes
Tor judicial separation are desertlon
Tor two years. habitual drunkenness,
extreme cruelty and failure to provide
for wife.
Describes asd Drunksnnsss.
eNevada sewers the marriage tie for
ore years desertion. for grossdrunken-
ness, IL contracted since marriage, for
extreme cruelty. and for . year's neg
lot on the part OF the husband to pro-
vide for his wife. New Mexico dis
solves tia marriage partnership Tor
cruel treatment, abandonment, habit
ual drunkenness and husbands failure
% kxovide. The courts Of Texas give q
divorce for such III treatment a. rem
dexs marred ffe unbearable and for
three years desertion. The laws OF
Wyoming declare . severance OF the
{ coujtsxa. relations for one year's will
1ul dcssfrou. for extreme cruelty, hab-
jtuni drunkenness, husbands neglect
- provide for one year, and for any
1vcetment by the one which renders the
HE OF the other Intoisrable- The above
montioned states aud territories ex.
haust the list Of those allowing PLAIN
~ 70 commence action after sl1
Wouth4 residence. OF course when
Dfn;DGRs remove TO . distant state
10y always want an abeolute
divorce, not limited one
Which ID . separation from bed
80 board only. II ID well tc
nooo that Arizona, California, Idaho
Nevada, New Mexico. Texas and Wyo
Ming meter grant . limited divorce
Amoag Chs states requiring one year,
1oal1e1ce on the part of the plaintiff
oHo Wash.nGton. Colorado, Montana
OEe9su, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri. Wis
oone;n and Rhode Island. OF these
Woehsogson has been regarded ~ tn.
bounev State for the sensibie view hel
oour<o take Of divorce. Sufiicien
onoaoo ara cruel treatment, persona
fuiquitles, habitual drunkenness, re
4ueol - provide, one years abandon
mont. and any other cause seeming
oal1Eoisut 10 the court, and when thu
neu<t is satisfied the parties can M
1opRcY hive together.
Legal 0rssnds In osAss ssasss.
s'Colorsdo and Montana both gran
divorces for one years drunkenness o.
assertion and extreme cruelty. Thu
nuses IN Oregon are cruel and in
human treatment, personal iudignitiel
rendering life . burden. and gros
drunkenness contracted since marriage
In Illinois il 10 resesaasy for the paint
~ 10 show the existence OF extreme
md repeated cruelty, two years de
Bft;o2 or habltusl drunkenness for {
Ike period of Tins The laws Of Kan
- give divorcr for hatitual drunk
Aonnoss. one years abandonment, cx
xems cruelty, fraud in the marriaK
opntract and gross neglect OF duty
I Missouri Will grant separation 70
1n6iGnitics rendering the life o
the other intolerable and 70
years desertion or drunk
oppsss- Wisconsin has excel
lent laws. for they dissolve tn
lands Of matrimony not only for
yoar'e desertion or drunkenness an
cruel and inhumsn treatment, bat Ais
t'vhen ths husband and wife have live
|> Hc1<tf for the fbats II ave years Tn
G(a{utoe Of Rhode fsIspd call for Nv
ye1tf deeertion unless The court de
<(ldeo that ; shorter time will answer
zIabltual drunkenness, extreme crueIt
md refusal to provide will also annu
- marriage contract in the courts.
esvsvsnsss Statistics.
THE government has recently mad
out some statistics which snow tbs
Connecticut has about N marriages I
4 divorce; Massachusetts. 30; Ohio. II
Mode Island, IL; Vermont. is; ye'
Hampshire. 10. Maryland. So; KansAi
II. Wncons1n, 81. ft 10 imponibls 20 CON
Uuto ths ratio for the banner divorc
ooncoe owing 70 the fact that the recor
- marria9ss vNs imperfect Is IL
1nooTuetivo 10 compare these figure
NH thee Ct vaxious kingdoms in I'll
'~<310 World. Belgium averaged ls3 ma
xunGeo " 1 divorce, France from II
= -; England. rs. In some ysal
CoeneIic Ireland averages over 1000
unsfinges 70 I divorce. Berlin,
11D6. he'd - marriages 10 I divorcI
while Stockholm for the same year ha
- - I. In 1875 there were 40 ma
r1n9es IN Russls 10 divorce;
Switzerland, .: in Belgium, ia:
Yrumss, 50. Italy grants her wedde
ouksFess no aheoIute divorces. Tn
greater Individuality and dcsiI
fos freedom IN the Unsts