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IMYOitrK LAIV KETKAltiK. «PSome wccka ago The Courier pub- j lished a statement by Judge Shumaker j a oX Philadelphia to the effect that it is | as easy to secure a divorce in Pennsyb \ vania as it Is in Reno, Nevada. |Tiiis western city having attained, i great notoriety as the ceoter of the (II-, j vorce industry. tl*e divorce laws of,e j that state have naturally been looked ! upon as being the most liberal. Hence 0 - the information that a divorce can be ^ obtained as easily in Pennsylvania as ^ in Nevada, comes as an unpleasant *3 surprise fio persons who were not‘familiar with the facts. It Is only since' the law of May 1013 became effective, however, that Pennsylvania has been ti placed in position to furnish facilities p for granting divorce equal to those Of e Reho. * a.Under the law of 3H13 divorce pro- I) ceedings can he instituted after a real- C dence of one year In Pennsylvania. In q, case the defendant is not n resident of a' the state service of subpoena, can be ( □ had by publication in the newspapers. ■ The result at the operation of this law' ^ has been to jnvHe within the borders of ^ the state for Che statutory period pros- rj pectivc divorcees fro it; other states 1 a and our courts have been vcry|0 much occupied in disposing of these a, cases. Another class of cases has de-! Iveloped araong persons .already resl-|o. ; dents of Pennsylvania. Taking ad- : ^• vantage of I Lie publication provision s ^ [of the law one of the parties to a pros-.| pective divorce can readily leave the £ j state and the other can institute the ‘ proceedings that will result in an an-. □Ullmcnt of their marriage. jIt having long been apparent to our; L* courts and attorneys that the law of. ° 1913 is fast developing many divorce eylla, a demand has arisen for Its ro-1lf peal, largely because the'law fosters! 61 the granting or divorces to temporary j residents after the manner of Reno,A bill to repeal this law has been In- j v troduced In the Legislature and It j3j^' receiving the support of the bar ilsho- j ciatlons and individual lawyers of tbe'C' state generally. They have been ben-!Jl eflciaviCR of the law to th,e extent of an I h increase in practice, but ae represents-J is tives of our best citizenship they areim tirlog of U»e doubtful dlstinctioh which | oi conies rroiij the progress Penasylvauia i is making as a rivaL of Reno. j--— - i
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Connellsville Weekly Courier
Connellsville, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Feb 15, 1917
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