56. Minors capable of contracting marriage

57. Marriage, how manifested and proved....

58. When void................

59. Incompetency of parties to...................

60. Of whites and negroes or mulattoes, void..................................

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62. Pardon does not restore marital rights..........

63. Marriage contracts subject to the same rules as other contracts........

64. Marriage contracted without the State.....

ARTICLE II.

74. Certificate to parties and Recorder........................................ ........................... ..............

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SECTION 82. Cases where marriage may be annulled................................

83. Action to obtain decree of nullity in certain cases, when and by whom

ARTICLE II.

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.

SECTION 90. Marriage, how dissolved

91. Divorce, what...........

92. Causes for divorce............

93. Adultery defined......

94. Extreme cruelty, what...........................................

95. Desertion, what.......

96. Desertion, how manifested...........

97. In case of stratagem or fraud, who commits desertion......

98. In case of cruelty, where one party leaves the other, who commits deser-

101. Separation and intent to desert not always coincident.......

102. Consent to separate revocable...........

103. Desertion, how cured. Effect of refusing condonation.......

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104. Wife must abide by husband's selection of home, or it is desertion on her

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105. If the place is unfit, and wife refuses to conform, it is desertion by the

husband....

106. Wilful neglect, what........

107. Habitual intemperance, what........

108. Felony, what

120. Concealment of facts in certain case makes condonation void

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121. Condonation, how revoked

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122. Recrimination, what..........

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123. Condonation in a recriminatory defence a bar to such defence, when ...

124. Divorces denied, when..............................

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130. Additional rules of practice in divorce cases...........

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ARTICLE IV.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

SECTION 136. Relief may be adjudged in some cases, where separation is denied..................

137. Expense of action................

138. Orders respecting custody of children..........................................................................................................................

139. Support of wife and children on divorce or separation granted to wife...

140. Security for maintenance and alimony....

141. Court shall resort to what, in executing certain sections............

142. If wife has sufficient for her support, Court may withhold allowance...

143. Common and separate property may be subjected to support and edu-

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144. When wife shall support husband out of her separate property...................

145. Legitimacy of issue.

147. Disposition of common property on divorce.......

148. How disposed of when divorce rendered on adultery as a cause........

149. Such an action subject to revision on appeal.......

CHAPTER III.

HUSBAND AND WIFE.

SECTION 155. Mutual obligations of husband and wife...........

156. Rights of husband, as head of family...

157. In other respects, their interests separate........

158. Husband and wife may make contracts................

159. How far may impair their legal obligations.....

160. Consideration for agreement of separation.......

161. May be joint tenants, etc............

162. Separate property of the wife........

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174. Earnings of wife not liable for debts of husband....

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175. Earnings of wife, when living separate, separate property..

176. Liability for debts.of wife contracted before marriage..........

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177. Wife's property not liable for debts of the husband, but liable for her

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188. Rights of married woman as sole trader...........

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TITLE II.

PARENT AND CHILD.

CHAPTER I. BY BIRTH.

II. BY ADOPTION.

CHAPTER I.

CHILDREN BY BIRTII.

SECTION 193. Legitimacy of children born in wedlock..........

194. Legitimacy of children born out of wedlock...

195. Who may dispute the legitimacy of a child........

196. Obligation of parents for the support and education of their children..

197. Custody of legitimate child............

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198. Husband and wife living separate, neither to have superior right to

custody of children......

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199. When husband or wife may bring action for the exclusive control of

children. Decree in such cases...

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205. Remedy when a parent dies without providing for the support of his

child..........

206. Reciprocal duties of parents and children in maintaining each other...

207. When a parent is liable for necessaries supplied to a child......

208. When a parent is not liable for support furnished his child.........................

209. Husband not bound for the support of his wife's children by a former

marriage.

210. Compensation and support of adult child......................

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211. Parent may relinquish services and custody of child...

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212. Wages of minors..........

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213. Right of parent to determine the residence of child......

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214. Parent not liable for acts of child....................................

215. Wife in certain cases may obtain custody of minor children............

SECTION 229. Effect on former relations of child..............................................

230. Adoption of illegitimate child

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TITLE III.

241. Appointment by parent.......

242. No person guardian of estate without appointment......

243. Appointment by Court

244. Same.......

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246. Rules for awarding custody of minor..........

247. Powers of guardian appointed by Court.............................................................................................

248. Duties of guardian of the person.....

249. Duties of guardian of estate.........

250. Relation confidential................

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251. Guardian under direction of Court........

252. Death of a joint guardian.....

253. Removal of guardian........

254. Guardian appointed by parent, how superseded........

255. Guardian appointed by Court, how superseded.....

256. Release by ward......

257. Guardian's discharge.

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275. Contract under preceding section to be acknowledged..................................................