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3. Political Reform and Family Law at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century

© 2015 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

© 2015 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. 1. Introduction 1
  4. 2. Miscreant Women and Male Divorce: Family Discord Before 1805 18
  5. 3. Political Reform and Family Law at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century 39
  6. 4. Religious and Political Maneuvering: The Disappearance of A Vinculo Divorce, 1816—1825 56
  7. 5. The State of Divorce Law in 1825: The Import of Sarah and Charles Warfield's Saga 74
  8. 6. The Revival of A Vinculo Divorce and a Child Custody Twist, 1826—1836 85
  9. 7. The Arrival of Judicial Divorce, 1837-1841 109
  10. 8. The Demise of Legislative Divorce 132
  11. 9. Epilogue: The Long-Term Impact of the Legislative Divorce Process 159
  12. Appendices
  13. Appendix 1: Tables 163
  14. Appendix 2: Process Proposals, General Bill Proposals, and Statutes 179
  15. Appendix 3: The Warfield v. Warfield and Thomas v. Thomas Pamphlets 191
  16. Bibliography 223
  17. Index 229
  18. Backmatter 235
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https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512801552-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. 1. Introduction 1
  4. 2. Miscreant Women and Male Divorce: Family Discord Before 1805 18
  5. 3. Political Reform and Family Law at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century 39
  6. 4. Religious and Political Maneuvering: The Disappearance of A Vinculo Divorce, 1816—1825 56
  7. 5. The State of Divorce Law in 1825: The Import of Sarah and Charles Warfield's Saga 74
  8. 6. The Revival of A Vinculo Divorce and a Child Custody Twist, 1826—1836 85
  9. 7. The Arrival of Judicial Divorce, 1837-1841 109
  10. 8. The Demise of Legislative Divorce 132
  11. 9. Epilogue: The Long-Term Impact of the Legislative Divorce Process 159
  12. Appendices
  13. Appendix 1: Tables 163
  14. Appendix 2: Process Proposals, General Bill Proposals, and Statutes 179
  15. Appendix 3: The Warfield v. Warfield and Thomas v. Thomas Pamphlets 191
  16. Bibliography 223
  17. Index 229
  18. Backmatter 235
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