In marriage, husband and wife will retain all the =personal= rights which they had before marriage, over their bodies, their names, their property, their work, their wages, also the right to choose their own place of residence, and all other civil rights. For =common= expenses and debts they will have a common responsibility; whilst each will be personally responsible for personal expenditure and debts. In case of divorce, each will retain his or her property. In the event of death, the widower or widow will inherit half the property, the remainder going to the children. For divorce, Ellen Key suggests there should be a “=council of divorce=,” consisting of four persons, men or women. The first aim of this council will be, somewhat like that of a court of honour before a duel, to attempt to reconcile the parties, to adjust any cause of quarrel. If this attempt fails, the matter must go before the marriage assessor of the commune; but this cannot take place until the expiration of =six months= from the time when it was brought before the council of divorce. The council of divorce must testify before the assessor that six months before =each party was fully informed regarding the wish of the other that the marriage should be dissolved, and regarding the reasons for that wish=. If there are no children, if a division of the property has been arranged, and if husband and wife have lived =completely apart= for one year, the divorce will be effected one year after the commencement of proceedings. When there are children to the marriage, there will be needed a special “=jury for the care of children=” to deal with the custody of the children. If either party is found by the jury and the judge to be =unworthy= for or =incapable= of the custody of the children, on the ground of his (or her) =morals= or =character=, he (or she) loses his (or her) rights. If either father or mother is deprived of the custody of the children, a guardian must be appointed--a man to represent the father, a woman to represent the mother--and this guardian will supervise the education of the children in association with the remaining parent. If both parents are found to be unfitted for the custody of the children, the education of the latter must be supervised by a guardian only. If both parents are =equally= fitted and worthy for the custody of the children, the latter should remain with the mother until the age of fifteen, and would then have the right to choose between their parents. Ellen Key demands severe laws against the seduction and abandonment of girls =under age=, on the part of unconscientious men; and she considers that the witting transmission of any infective disorder by means of sexual intercourse should be punished by imprisonment for a minimum term of six months. Speaking generally, the law should always come to the assistance of the weaker party, above all, to the assistance of the children, and in most cases to the assistance of the mother.