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
4. Former marriage undissolved.
5. Conviction of felony or infamous crime.
6. Habitual drunkenness.
7. Cruel treatment.
8. Intolerable indignities.
9. Vagrancy of husband.
10. Conviction prior to marriage by either party of felony or infamous
crime, unknown to the other spouse.
11. Pregnancy at time of marriage of wife by another man.
Upon granting a divorce the court will make such direction concerning
custody of children, and maintenance of wife, as justice may require.
MONTANA.
MARRIAGE.--Males cannot marry under 18 years and females under 16 years.
If either party is a minor parental consent is required.
IMPEDIMENTS.--Marriages between ancestors and descendants of every degree,
between brothers and sisters of whole or half blood, between uncles and
nieces, or aunts and nephews, legitimate or illegitimate, are forbidden.
FORMALITIES.--Outside of license, no particular formalities are
prescribed.
CAUSES FOR DIVORCE:
1. Adultery.
2. Extreme cruelty.
3. Wilful desertion.
4. Wilful neglect.
5. Habitual intemperance.
6. Conviction of felony.
NEBRASKA.
MARRIAGE.--Males must be at least 18 and females 16 years of age to
conclude marriage. Parental consent is required for males under 21 years
and females under 18 years.
IMPEDIMENTS.--Marriages between ascendants and descendants, between
brothers and sisters of whole or half blood, between uncles and nieces,
aunts and nephews, and first cousins of the whole blood, are prohibited.
CELEBRATION.--A marriage license is necessary, but no particular form of
celebration is prescribed.
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE:
1. Adultery.
2. Impotency at time of marriage.
3. Sentence to three years' imprisonment or more.
4. Abandonment for two years.
5. Habitual drunkenness.
6. Extreme cruelty.
7. Utter desertion.
8. When husband unreasonably and cruelly refuses to provide maintenance
for wife.
Limited divorce may be obtained on the three last grounds.
NEVADA.
MARRIAGE.--Males cannot marry under 18 years or females under 16 years.
Parental consent is required for males under 21 years and females under 18
years.
PROHIBITED DEGREES.--Marriages between persons nearer of kin than second
cousins of the whole blood or cousins of the half blood.
FORMALITIES.--No particular form prescribed, but it is unlawful for
clergyman or magistrate to solemnize marriage without having a license
presented.
CAUSES FOR DIVORCE:
1. Impotency at time of marriage.
2. Adultery.
3. Wilful desertion for one year.
4. Conviction of felony or infamous crime.
5. Habitual drunkenness.
6. Extreme cruelty.
7. Neglect of husband to provide necessaries of life.
Upon granting a decree of divorce the court shall make such other
direction regarding disposition of property and custody of children as
justice may demand.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
MARRIAGE.--A male cannot marry under 14 years or a female under 13 years.
There is no statutory requirement for parental consent.
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