Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World Part 40

11. Incurable chronic mania or dementia existing for ten years or more.

WEST VIRGINIA.

MARRIAGE.--Males may marry at 18 years and females at 16 years, but parental consent is required for all persons under 21 years of age.

PROHIBITED DEGREES.--Same as in the State of Washington.

FORMALITIES.--As to issuance of license and celebration, same as in Washington.

If a man, having had a child by a woman, afterward intermarries with her, such child is deemed legitimate.

CAUSES FOR DIVORCE.--

1. Adultery.

2. Incurable impotency.

3. Sentence to penitentiary.

4. Conviction before marriage of an infamous offence, unknown to other spouse.

5. Desertion for three years.

6. Pregnancy of wife at time of marriage by another man, unknown to husband.

7. Proof that wife, unknown to husband, had been before marriage a notorious prost.i.tute. Proof that husband, unknown to wife, had been before marriage a licentious person.

LIMITED DIVORCES.--Granted for:

1. Cruel treatment.

2. Reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt.

3. Abandonment.

4. Desertion.

5. Habitual drunkenness.

WISCONSIN.

MARRIAGE.--Males may marry at 18 years and females at 15 years, but parental consent is required for males under 21 years and females under 18 years.

PROHIBITED DEGREES.--Marriage is forbidden between persons nearer of kin than first cousins, of the whole or half blood, computing by the rules of the civil law.

FORMALITIES.--Since April 29, 1899, a marriage license is required, but no particular form of celebration is necessary.

CAUSES FOR DIVORCE.--

1. Adultery.

2. Impotency.

3. Sentence to imprisonment for three years or more.

4. Wilful desertion for one year.

5. Cruel and inhuman treatment.

6. Wife's intoxication.

7. Husband's habitual drunkenness for one year.

8. Voluntary separation of parties continued for five years.

9. Extreme cruelty.

10. Husband's refusal or wilful neglect to provide for wife.

11. Husband's conduct such as to render it unsafe and improper for wife to live with him.

A limited divorce may be granted for all these causes except the first three.

WYOMING.

MARRIAGE.--A male may marry at 18 years and a female at 16 years. Parental consent is required if either party is a minor.

PROHIBITED DEGREES.--Marriage between ascendants and descendants, between brothers and sisters of the whole or half blood, between uncle and niece, or aunt and nephew, and between first cousins, is forbidden. This applies to legitimate or illegitimate kindred, but only to persons related by blood.

FORMALITIES.--A license issued by county clerk is necessary.

Parties must solemnly declare in the presence of a minister or magistrate, and two witnesses, that they take each other as husband and wife.

CAUSES FOR DIVORCE.--

1. Adultery.

2. Physical incompetence at time of marriage continued to time of divorce.

3. Conviction and sentence for felony.

4. Wilful desertion for one year.

5. Habitual drunkenness.

6. Extreme cruelty.