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Alimony, Property Division, And The Modem-Day Wife, Harry L. Snead Jr.
Alimony, Property Division, And The Modem-Day Wife, Harry L. Snead Jr.
University of Richmond Law Review
Two Virginia cases prompt this note: In one the court was concerned with alimony and a working wife (Baytop v. Baytop) the other involved a property settlement between. a husband and a working wife who had used her inheritance to purchase real estate. (Smith v. Smith).
Collateral Attack On Foreign, Ex Parte Divorce Decrees: A Virginia Case, J. Westwood Smithers
Collateral Attack On Foreign, Ex Parte Divorce Decrees: A Virginia Case, J. Westwood Smithers
University of Richmond Law Review
Ten years ago it was reported that a bill had been introduced in the Nevada legislature to grant divorces by slot machine. "The divorce seeker would punch the machine once a day for 42 days, to establish residence, then insert 200 silver dollars. As the divorce popped out of a slot, colored lights would flash, wheels spin, and a jukebox would play America." The bill did not pass. But the liberality of existing divorce laws of Nevada and several other "divorce-mill" States has attracted many divorce seekers from all parts of the country, including Virginia. The "migratory divorces" so obtained …
The Doweress Is Wearing A New Look, Harry L. Snead Jr.
The Doweress Is Wearing A New Look, Harry L. Snead Jr.
University of Richmond Law Review
It is settled law in this state that a widow whose dower has not been assigned is not a competent party plaintiff in a partition suit. She has no estate in the land until her dower is assigned and therefore is not a joint tenant, a tenant in common, or a coparcener with her husband's heirs.