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Edward Westermarck. The most generally recognised ground for divorce is probably adultery on the part of the wife , and another very frequent cause is her barrenness . Among some savages the wife may dissolve the marriage if the husband ...
Edward Westermarck. The most generally recognised ground for divorce is probably adultery on the part of the wife , and another very frequent cause is her barrenness . Among some savages the wife may dissolve the marriage if the husband ...
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... adultery , desertion , and cruelty . The whole scheme , however , fell to the ground . In the Foljambe case , in 1602 , it was de- cided that remarriage after judicial separation was null and void ; and after this decision , says ...
... adultery , desertion , and cruelty . The whole scheme , however , fell to the ground . In the Foljambe case , in 1602 , it was de- cided that remarriage after judicial separation was null and void ; and after this decision , says ...
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... adultery in the wife is everywhere a suffi- cient cause for dissolving the marriage , there are still countries in which adultery only in certain circumstances gives the wife a right to demand a divorce . Desertion , or " malicious ...
... adultery in the wife is everywhere a suffi- cient cause for dissolving the marriage , there are still countries in which adultery only in certain circumstances gives the wife a right to demand a divorce . Desertion , or " malicious ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE ORIGIN OF MARRIAGE I | 1 |
THE FREQUENCY OF MARRIAGE | 9 |
ENDOGAMY | 18 |
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