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... Divorce The first statement about divorce is attributed to the legendary founder Romulus : a wife could not leave her husband , but he could leave her for ( 1 ) poisoning the children , ( 2 ) counterfeiting his keys , ( 3 ) drinking ...
... Divorce The first statement about divorce is attributed to the legendary founder Romulus : a wife could not leave her husband , but he could leave her for ( 1 ) poisoning the children , ( 2 ) counterfeiting his keys , ( 3 ) drinking ...
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Bernard I. Murstein. inequities he perceived in one - sided divorces . His law of a.d. 311 was intended to eliminate divorce for any superficial reason . Henceforth a woman could obtain a divorce only if her husband failed to communicate ...
Bernard I. Murstein. inequities he perceived in one - sided divorces . His law of a.d. 311 was intended to eliminate divorce for any superficial reason . Henceforth a woman could obtain a divorce only if her husband failed to communicate ...
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... Divorce Three kinds of divorce existed in old China : a divorce initiated by one party , divorce by mutual agreement , and divorce by compulsion of the authorities . In practice , divorces initiated by the husband were the overwhelming ...
... Divorce Three kinds of divorce existed in old China : a divorce initiated by one party , divorce by mutual agreement , and divorce by compulsion of the authorities . In practice , divorces initiated by the husband were the overwhelming ...
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Hebrew Marriage in the Old Testament | 34 |
Marriage among the Greeks | 47 |
Roman Marriage | 64 |
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