Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-11-28 | Page 4 | Interesting Scene in Divorce Court

II NTERE8TING SCENE IN DIVORCE COURT. That was an intetesting and enlight-ming enlight-ming scene in Judge Barker's division jf the district court Monday when he o'enled a divorce to either party after hearing days of evidence. By sifting :he dead ashes of loe, the Judge ound there was still a glowing ember and be fanned this until there were good hopes of a reconciliation This incident Is a reminder thai here are plenty of agencies to assist ouples to obtain divorces but few to j act aa friendly umpire with a view to i 'liminating points of issue and point; ihe way to domestic peace. In the absence of a court of domes tic relations, the divorce court Judge tiudB plenty of opportunity to exercise wise and friendly counsel. There, should be no haste In the matter of i granting decrees, but rather patien" j -earching for ways and means of clear- j ing up difficulties and pointing out j why ties should not be severed Almost everybody knows of cases in j which the parties have been reconciled i between the time of the filing of the (jj.orce bill and the actual hearing of Hie case before the judge. Also there .ifo many cases in which divorced per 1 SJ sons remarried shortly after the de-' de-' ice was granted. Divorce Is becoming so frequen'. that the law court 1h the first thing husband or wife thinks about after a I pat. One or the other rusheB to eee J I lawyer while still smarting, the hill iu filed Rnd the divorce obtained with out any wine effort being made to rc-. rc-. lore harmony.