Chapter XVII: A Century and a Quarter of Divorce

LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES 3-160

I. The New England States 3-30

_a_) Jurisdiction: Causes and Kinds of Divorce 4-18
_b_) Remarriage, Residence, Notice, and Miscellaneous
Provisions 18-28
_c_) Alimony, Property, and Custody of Children 28-30

II. The Southern and Southwestern States 31-95

_a_) Legislative Divorce 31-50
_b_) Judicial Divorce: Jurisdiction, Kinds, and Causes 50-79
_c_) Remarriage, Residence, Notice, and Miscellaneous
Provisions 79-90
_d_) Alimony, Property, and Custody of Children 90-95

III. The Middle and the Western States 96-160

_a_) Legislative Divorce 96-101
_b_) Judicial Divorce: Jurisdiction, Kinds, and Causes 101-144
_c_) Remarriage, Residence, Notice, and Miscellaneous
Provisions 145-160