DIVORCES IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2047, 20 August 1885, Page 3

DIVORCES IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES.

Jkws. — In olden limes the Jews had a diacietionaiy power of divorcing their wives Jv\a\s — If the wife be dissatisfied she can obtain a divorce by paying a certain sum. TiiißhTAss.— Di\orce3 are seldom allowed, unless with the consent of both pai ties, neither of whom can afterwards lemarry. Moons. — If the wife does not become the mother of a boy she may be div orced with the consent of the tribe, and she can many again. AmviisiANS. — No form of mnniage is necessary. 'I he connection may be disgoh ed and renewed as often as the pai ties think pioper. Sibkiuvn-i. —If a man be dissatisfied with the most tufting acts of his wife, he tears her cap or veil fioni her head, and this constitutes a divorce Cokea.n. — The husband can divorce his wife and treasure, and leave her the charge of maintaining the thildien. If slie proved unfaithful he can put her to death. SiYMhsh.— The fiist wife may be divorced, not sold, as the othcis may be She then may claim thch'iit, thud, and fifth child, and the alternate clnldien arc yielded to the husband. Arctic BhMo.s. — When a man desiies a divorce he leaves the house in arger and does not letuin for several dajs The wife undei stands the hint, packs hei clothe and leaves. Dkf.sf and Thrkovw.— Among these people, if the wife asks her husbuxl peimission to go out and he «a\ s " go,"' with out adding '• but comeback again," she is divorced. Though both pai ties desire it they cannot live together without being le-mauied. Comix Chixa.— lf the pai tits choose to sepaiate they bie.ik a pair ot chopping sticks or a eop|>u coin in the piesence of witnesses, by vv Inch action the union is dissolved. The husbind must lestore to the wife the piopcity belonging to her piior to her mat wage. Amrkk-vn Inhmn-s —Among some tubes the pieces of sticks given the vvitnoss of the mnuiage aie bioken as a sign of div nice. Usually new connections an* fonncd without the old one being dissolved. A man never divorces his wife if •■he lias boine him sons. Tartary —The husband may put away his paitner and seek another when it pleasis him, and the w ifo may do the same If she bs ill-treated she complains to the maqifctiatc, who attt'tukd l>y the principal people, accompanies hci to the house und pronounces a fotmal divoicc. CtIINKSK. — Divoices aie allowed in all cases ot ciiminality, nmtu.il diUike, jealousy, incompatibility of tcmpei, ami too much incapacity on the pait of the wife. The husband cannot sell his wife until she leaves him, and becomes a slave to him by action of law foi rteseition. A son is bound to divoicc his wife if she displeases his parents. GkhciANs. — A settlement was usually given to the wife at marriage for support in case of a divoice. The wife's poition was then lestored to her, and the hus band icquwed to pay monthly interest for its use dining the time he detained it fiom her. Usually the men could put theii wives away on slight occaiions, Xv entlie fear of hay ing too large a family sufficed. Divoices now scaicely ever occur m modern Gietce. Hindoos — Kithor party for a slight cause may leave the other and many. When loth desire it there is not the least trouble. If a man calls his wife " mother," it is considered indelicate to live with her again. — S Y. Bulletin.

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