New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
WOMEN AND DIVORCE.
THEIR RELATION TO THE NEW LAW EX-
PLANNED BY MISS LOEW.

THEIR RELATION TO THE NEW LAW En-
planned BY MISS LoEw.
Recent changes in the divorce laws of this State
and the bearing of these changes upon women were
explained yesterday by Miss Rosaie Loew, attor-
ney for the Legal Aid Society. Miss Loew was
asked by Tribune reporter to say whether the new
statute making 1t Illegal for a lawyer TO adVer-
tise for divorce cases would react upon the prac-
tees Of the many women lawyers in the State. and
whether the recent amendment which provides
that three months elapse after the final
Judgment is given in a divorce before marriage
is really annulled dissolved would make for the
greater safety and dignity OF women, or the re-
verse Miss Loew said
LAS for that new statute which makes it Illegal
for a lawyer TO advertise for divorce cases. 1 do
not think II will have any effect on the business or
women LAWYERS They have never advertised for
divorces and not likely 10 wish to do SO now
| am not particularly familiar with the business
Of other women lawyers but L am quite sure that
none have made a speciality of divorce htgauoh
Therefore 1 believe that they VIII De par
tcuIarly affected by or interested in the new legis
latiou this point.
AS for the recent amendment regarding the post
ponernent of the dissolution annuIment or mar
riage it is meant to give women better chance
~, iptention is 10 lessen the chance of obtaining
divorce by fraudulent improper means. ana us
effect the happiness or women al laIse wiz DC
far more distinct than that OF the chahSe III Id" u
which first referred Previous to this. when a di-
Judgment of the courU was final at once anu the
STAINS of the parties fixed definitely by that de-
cree The new law says (Chapter 0of' LAWS Vi 1V-'
No final Judgment annuling marriage or ul'oIc-
ing the parties and dissolving marriage snail be
entered in an action brought under elther AIucle
I ar III of this title (nameiy, actions Ior ailhuI-
ment divorce until after 'ae eAl'i 'i'io" VI
three months after the ming OF lile oeClsioh VI
the court or report of the referee. After Ihe eA-
piration of said period three months maj Judg-
SI,aI Of
cision or report. unless for suII~4eht Cause lhe
court the time shall nave o'ilef"4Se Or
Gered.
provisional judgment is entered al oiice' pro
vid4Il; The npal Judgment may Do eiileAeu
alter ,hree months. 1nere Is d fur Iher p'o'isoi'
however that alimouv TO the party against whom
the Judgment is rendered need not be palu Itef tue
entry OF the provisional Judgment
The great difference between the ne" law ana
the old" said Miss I.oew is that now parties
must wait three Iaonths before tHeii Status 10
nnalIy This may be hd''ei "a eiei
hardship to the person seeking the dIVofce lhal4
was the Old order. What the Id" 'ieS ~ "'oiu
throughout in divorce matters Is Ir'uu' an 'nese
three months Will give woman "l1o'o %
suing her frauduently better OPpoi tU'' li
Che had before IN nrevent his getting the hnal de
cree. Although thus is new III NV @ SEES nt ihe
iia9 neeii md a 80 neIeved TO have worked to the
greater security OF the ilArii'e' N
places" ia, .nurinc nv five
Continuing Miss Loew SAID nara1 hInt 1le Stories
years eX perIence / have heard iHllu4I ranIre n
OF domestic nfeIicity. divorce Sd9I 80 ava cII,I
closest attention, and no two can pe airrnnsrancesS
alike without special attention ~ ~ ,Uoma ~
on the hole. the great dlIuctty Snbere and the
position the narroWness OF Hot Whole hauni-
necessity O finding the home me-
ness with nothing beyond to look ~ W. ,I,r,t2 -
gone. / do ont deprecate tnlS-i - Home is
myself too strongly upon this potl., 10 son aIlerI.
Womans proper sphere. and 1oI @ nd give her the
thing that tends protect neI an J.ss,ra hla W.
opportunity protecting herseH Is 49, "a raf, IN
here in the Legal Aid Society are @ me- famIIies 70
advice everything 10 ;sb0t fbo loss of dig
gether long it is possible tke divorce cases
nifty the We d" not !iN .ahe necessary to
into court except where dbsoiuIelS
protect the wife and children. 1,r aeId tho,
But advice takes much hIv preater
value the community 1t frequeir-Ss ~ re abIa Io
the husband also comes to US. anc nanI familias
show him his duty. / have in mlhu .ha :aasnIah HE
whose happiness mas been saVeu "! '
explanations and advice given by US -, o,,rs is on
so long civilization is foundeu q. a r1haran the
the family reatonship-that is, slate S,oIr,,ti @
family is the social unit-so Ion66mntint Ion6 question
position in the family be the paflo on1 sa fetU in
Everything that tends her noHui f a1I ~ 60
that position is desirable In spite spat " t6at women
called new ideas cannot Iois.r rronnen arr as
much responsible for inherited Iats a. a. , reHoei '
in addition they have almost the eii'it 'f
bity of childs early training h socradnass cf
1t is because the state realizes sba obtaining of
divorce about with many pdi i+ias " co-carra "a
bring sharply the mind of the pafi n1,ch a So
the Importance and seriousness " " 20 The dyorca
From that viewpoint the amenuihe'' - "
law is valuable. - rs,y law p5bic,
AS to the hardship caused by the s ne" " b @ilic IL
is spoken of in of the Gaiis onI,, 70 tbosa
who had made plans contingent upo on he bsId :,
date freedom-plans that must ho S~aciaI 90 IL ,nr
abeyance. 1 confess 1 see no sNe ~ Ao
sympathy.