Jacobs v. Jacobs’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. ““§ 1522. Grounds for divorce from the bonds of matrimony “(10) When either the husband or wife has been adjudged mentally retarded, epileptic, or a chronic or recurrent mentally ill person, and has been under the supervision or care of an institution for mental diseases, during a period of five years. In addition to complying with the requirements as to jurisdiction, residence, summons and service, as provided in this chapter, the petitioner shall request the Superior Court to appoint a commission of five persons to inquire into the respondent’s mental and physical condition. One member of the commission shall be the State Psychiatrist, one, a licensed physician who has practiced medicine in the State for at least five years, one, an attorney-at-law who has practiced law in the State for at least five years, and the other two, laymen of good character who have been residents in the State for at least five years. If the report of the commission, so appointed, shall be that the person is a mentally retarded, epileptic, or a chronic or recurrent mentally ill person, and has been under the supervision or care of an institution for mental diseases for a period of five years, or more, then the Superior Court may grant a divorce a vinculo matrimonii, making, however, in its discretion, such an order upon the petitioner for the support, care and treatment of the mentally retarded, epileptic, or chronic or recurrent mentally ill person, as it deems fitting and proper.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Glisson v. Glisson