The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-11-18
Roueher Times
AheadforEasy
Divorce
Initiative Petition Will Require
That Final Decree VIII Not Be
Entered For One Year

Entered For Ono Year
II plans now in the making 10
not awry, easy divorce in Nevada is
to receive jolt nt the forthcoming
meeting Of the legislature. An as
sociation styling itself the Divorce
Initiative League" with headquart-
ers in Reno, is busily engaged in
sending out petitions for signers to
an initiative law the purport of
which is to SO change the existing
law as to make impossible the acts
which have brought the State of Me-
vada into disrepute. This national
scandal has been caused principally
by those persons who come here for
divorce bringing their afiinities with
them, and with whom they live more
or less openly during the probation
ary period of six months residence
now required and to whom they are
married as soon as the decree is
granted. The present record is said
to be seventeen minutes.
Another form of acquiring a
liberty bond" fully as. or even
more, Objectionable is that of col
lusion between the parties such as
characterized tho Mary Pickford
case and more recently o similar
case in this county, where the oblig-
ing, though Objectionable spouse
happens" along at the psychology
cal moment, accepts legal service
and goes on his or her way, thus
obviating the necessity for the tedi-
Gus six months wcit-getting the
job over almost between trains, as
1t were.
No change lie contemplated In the
existing law either as to length or
residence, causes or procedure. Re-
lief will be given as at present, but
the kick" in the new proposed Law
will lie in the fact that the final de-
cree will not be granted for one
year after the hearing.
Following Is the petition as 1t
will be presented to the legislature
provided sufficient signatures can
be obtained:
An Act Concerning Judgments In
Actions for Divorce and Matters
Connected Herewith.
The People of the State of Nevada
do enact as follows:
Section 1. In actions for divorce
the court must file its decision and
conclusions of law as In other cases,
and II it determines that no divorce
shall be granted, final Judgment
must thereupon be entered accord
ingly. If it determines that the d.
yorce ought to be granted. and in
terlocutory judgment must be en-
tered, declaring that the party In
whose favor the court decides Is en-
titled to q, divorce, and from such
interlocutory judgment an appeal
may be taken within six months af-
ter it's entry, in the same manner
and with like effect as II the judg-
ment were final.
Section2. When one year has ex-
pired after the entry of such inter-
locutory judgment, the court on mo-
tion of either party, or on its own
motion. may enter the final judg-
ment granting (1) the divorce, and
such final judgment shall (2) re-
store them to the status of single
persons. and t3) permit either 20
marry after the entry thereof; and
(4D such other and further relief
may be necessary to complete dis
position of the action, but II any
appeal is taken from the interlocu-
tory Judgment or motion for new
trial made, final judgment shall not
be entered until such motion or ap-
peal has been finally disposed of.
nor then, II the motion has been
granted or judgment reversed.
The death of either party after
the entry OF the interlocutory judg-
ment does not impair the power of
the court to enter final judgment "a
hereinbefore provided; but such en-
try shall not validate any marriage
contracted by eithor party before
the entry of such final judgment.
nor constitute any defence of any
criminal prosecution made against
either
A copy of the petition can be
found at the Standard Office. where
it may be signed by anyone interest
ed in the measure.