| Show judge pleads for change in marriage law A strong pica plea for reforms tn in marriage and divorce laws and the establishment of a court of domestic Ite relations lations was made recently by judge wllliam wilham St stanley ariley dunford of the fourth district court judge dunford made his plea in a talk before the utah worn ens legislative council meeting I 1 i in the Gov governor ernoes board room at t the state capitol in salt lake I 1 he ile also appealed to the women n assembled to use their vast experience to each teach their sons and daughters and others how to live in marriage he ile termed such teaching the greatest thing that can be done to improve the security of domestic relations BI blames ames knowledge lack the lack of knowledge of intimate affairs Is the primary cause of failure of domestic relations judge dunford told his listeners he ile cited the spiraling divorce rate to stress his point lie ile pointed out that the national divorce rate had skyrocketed sky rocketed from 10 per ce cent in 1915 to 31 per cent of all marriages aria in 1940 1948 in utah county it efa climbed bed from per er cent in 1918 1910 to per cent F an fn 1946 he said he ile sharply criticized the divorce law laws in utah and charged that they only intensified the feeling of animosity animosity b between 0 spouses auses seeking divorce he ile said sid there was no attempt to bring about a reconciliation bails basis of civilization human progress Is built on the sum success less of family relations j judge dunford said sald the me family I 1 it bore y is a our most important institution and if it civilization Is to be preserved reserved we must preserve deserve the integrity integrity of the farnoly farn family fly he ile made a strong plea for a court of domestic relations to be staffed I 1 with trained judges and counselors that could help mend broken marriages instead of speeding and aggravating their dis he charged that quick and easy divorces rushed through by impatient judges and lawyers only serve io to acce accelerate crate family y ru ruptures lures but u t underlying g the whole problem of I 1 fam family relations and reservation of 0 the e home was the fact of human Belf selfishness shem 6 he said 1 one of the strangest vets vests ever seen in washington was worn by sam houston united states senator from texas before the Civil War etwas made from a panther I 1 skin 1 |
