Marriage and Divorce Laws of the WorldRingrose, Hyacinthe
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Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World
Ringrose, Hyacinthe
Divorce -- Law and legislation; Marriage law
6. Habitual intemperance of defendant.
7. Wilful, obstinate and continued desertion by defendant for one year.
8. That defendant has obtained a divorce in any other State or country.
9. That either party had a husband or wife living at the time of marriage.
Judicial separations or divorces from bed and board are not granted in
Florida.
The petitioner called the complainant must have resided in the State two
years, except where the defendant has been guilty of the act of adultery
in the State, then any citizen of the State may obtain a divorce at any
time, and the two years' residence shall not be required of complainant.
A suit of divorce is commenced by a bill in chancery, and the general
chancery practice of the State is followed throughout.
A decree of divorce does not render illegitimate children born of the
marriage, except in the case of a decree obtained on the ground that one
of the parties had a previous spouse living at the time of the marriage.
GEORGIA.
MARRIAGE.--The marriageable age for males begins at 17 years and for
females at 14 years.
Females under 18 years of age require parental consent.
To be able to contract marriage, a person must be of sound mind, of legal
age of consent, and labouring under neither of the following disabilities:
1. Previous marriage undissolved.
2. Nearness of relationship by blood or marriage.
3. Impotency.
To constitute an actual contract of marriage the parties must be
consenting thereto voluntarily, and without any fraud practiced upon
either.
IMPEDIMENTS.--Marriages between whites and persons of African descent are
prohibited.
A man shall not marry his stepmother, or mother-in-law, or
daughter-in-law, or stepdaughter, or granddaughter of his wife.
A woman shall not marry her corresponding relatives.
Marriage is forbidden between ascendants and descendants. Any marriage
within the Levitical degrees is a criminal offense.
CELEBRATION.--Marriage is a civil contract and no form of solemnization is
prescribed by statute.
DIVORCE.--There are two forms of divorce in Georgia, a total divorce and a
divorce from bed and board. The causes for total divorce are:
1. Intermarriage by persons within the prohibited degrees of
relationship.
2. Mental incapacity at time of marriage.
3. Impotency at time of marriage.
4. Force, menaces, duress or fraud in obtaining marriage.
5. Pregnancy of wife at time of marriage, unknown to husband.
6. Adultery in either party after marriage.
7. Wilful and continued desertion for term of three years.
8. Conviction for an offense involving moral turpitude where penalty is
two years or more in penitentiary.
9. In cases of cruel treatment, or habitual intoxication, jury may grant
either total or partial divorce.
IDAHO.
MARRIAGE.--The marriageable age for males begins at 18 years and for
females at the same age.
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