Show Year Five Fi ve- ve Year Marriage Option of Renewal Re ewal Judges Judge's Suggestion Present Divorce Laws Make Liars Out of Thousands California Jurist Says in Advocating Change of Outworn Legal Procedure I OS ANGELES Nov 1 l.-Dy l. By The Associated Press Press Five Five Five- LOS year term marriages with option n of renewal newal r were advocated advocated advocated in a statement to the newspapers ne today toda by Judge Charles I S. S Burnett presiding jurist or of the Los Angeles supe supe- superior nor ri l' l court in in order o cl to adjust book law to current usage are making liars out of thousands of per per- persons persons persons sons who want nothing more than to tobe tobe tobe be allowed to continue their lives alone Judge Burnell Durnell suggested that couples be permitted to enter into marriage contracts for periods of ot five lve years rears years renewable by mutual consent for or additional periods Divorces un un- under unde dec der dethe the term marriage plan would be granted on two grounds only incon Incon Inconsistency and extreme cruelty j COURTS JAMMED Division of ot property prop and and custody of children of a couple desiring to sep sep- separate separate separate arate at the end of a year five-year period would be settled by court decision The abolition of the present Interlocutory Interlocutory interlocutory tory divorce decrees Is one of the pro pro- provisions provisions visions of ot the term marriage plan Our divorce courts are Jammed I with litigants who are more victims of ot otan an outworn legal procedure than of I guilty actions Judge Burnell Durnell de- de dared Divorce actions agreed upon I by y husband and wife produce a steady flow o of perjury and legal subterfuge COLLUSION UNLAWFUL UNLA Although the law Jaw now forbids di divorce dl- dl vorce by agreement agreement we we lawyers call It collusion I I am sure that 75 or 80 per cent ol of 0 the divorces granted are i with the consent and hearty desire of both parties How Bow many persons con con- contest contest test tet a divorce action for any reason other than consideration of property or children and woman When a young man totally unacquainted with the future and what It will bring take an an oath to love Iove honor and cherish each other for the rest of their lives they are making promises that may be impossible Impossible sible amble to keep Present laws often force them in seeking a divorce to ac accuse Sc ac- accuse cuse each other of moral crimes oft oft- of t tn ton obviously obvious mere subterfuges to com corn comply ply with the law If unhappy married couples could look ahead and see a decent d cent way out of their troubles I believe they would be willing to put up with things until the time for relief came |