CRIM 406 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Condonation, Erectile Dysfunction, Community Property
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Week 6 divorce and dividing property and spousal. Divorce four ways to end a marriage: death, divorce, annulment, legal separation historical treatment of marriage. State government and the church both had rules and regulations regarding who can (cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:396)y, (cid:449)he(cid:374) a (cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:396)iage is (cid:862)legiti(cid:373)ate,(cid:863) ho(cid:449) a (cid:373)a(cid:396)(cid:396)iage should (cid:271)e pe(cid:396)fo(cid:396)(cid:373)ed today, religious authorities can still perform marriages state/religious rules. Purpose was to make sure sexual activity was controlled (reproduction) and dependants were cared for. Both state and church declared that children were to be provided for by husband and wife rules evolved prior to any contraception being available. Why did the state and church care about providing for wives and children? divorce historically. Marriages were forever: churches and governments had an interest in creating marriage and keeping people married, a(cid:271)a(cid:374)do(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:396)esulted i(cid:374) (cid:396)e(cid:395)uest fo(cid:396) (cid:862)sepa(cid:396)atio(cid:374) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) (cid:271)ed a(cid:374)d (cid:271)oa(cid:396)d(cid:863) first in churches, then in courts separation from bed and board.