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Editorial
November 5, 1929
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
Los Angeles Judge Leon Yankwich rules for the second time that a Nevada divorce obtained via sham residence is invalid, allowing separate maintenance. The editorial commends his courage, denounces such divorces as deceit, and advocates for uniform national divorce laws to address Nevada's scandalous ease of divorce.
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COMMENDABLE DECISION
For the second time in a year Judge Leon Yankwich
of Los Angeles, has ruled that a divorce obtained in
Nevada, when residence had been established in that
state solely for the purpose of obtaining a divorce, is
not bona fide.
In making his ruling the judge allowed a woman
plaintiff separate maintenance from her husband, despite the latter's claim that it should not be granted as
he already obtained a divorce in Nevada.
Judge Yankwich is to be commended for his courage in rendering such a decision. As pointed out in
this column on the occasion of his previous decision
to the same effect, a Nevada divorce obtained in the
manner referred to, is merely trickery and deceit.
Trickery and deceit have no legal standing in any court.
If a few more judges and a few more states would
follow the lead assumed by Judge Yankwich, Nevada
might be induced to see the error of her way. The ease
with which divorces are obtained there is little short
of a national scandal. Granting the right of each state
to make its own laws, conditions prevailing in Nevada
are the best argument for a uniform divorce law
throughout the country.
For the second time in a year Judge Leon Yankwich
of Los Angeles, has ruled that a divorce obtained in
Nevada, when residence had been established in that
state solely for the purpose of obtaining a divorce, is
not bona fide.
In making his ruling the judge allowed a woman
plaintiff separate maintenance from her husband, despite the latter's claim that it should not be granted as
he already obtained a divorce in Nevada.
Judge Yankwich is to be commended for his courage in rendering such a decision. As pointed out in
this column on the occasion of his previous decision
to the same effect, a Nevada divorce obtained in the
manner referred to, is merely trickery and deceit.
Trickery and deceit have no legal standing in any court.
If a few more judges and a few more states would
follow the lead assumed by Judge Yankwich, Nevada
might be induced to see the error of her way. The ease
with which divorces are obtained there is little short
of a national scandal. Granting the right of each state
to make its own laws, conditions prevailing in Nevada
are the best argument for a uniform divorce law
throughout the country.
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Reform
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Nevada Divorce
Sham Residence
Uniform Divorce Law
Judge Yankwich
Separate Maintenance
What entities or persons were involved?
Judge Leon Yankwich
Nevada
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Invalidating Sham Nevada Divorces
Stance / Tone
Commendatory And Critical Of Easy Divorces
Key Figures
Judge Leon Yankwich
Nevada
Key Arguments
Nevada Divorces Via Sham Residence Are Not Bona Fide
Such Divorces Constitute Trickery And Deceit With No Legal Standing
Judge Yankwich's Ruling Allows Separate Maintenance Despite Nevada Divorce Claim
Nevada's Easy Divorces Are A National Scandal
Advocacy For Uniform National Divorce Law