Law: International Divorce

The effectiveness of a national divorce law such as Senator Capper proposes is limited, because it can apply to only one nation. Divorce laws are rapidly becoming a source of international evil.

Mexican Consuls in the United States have been instructed to make public the fact that in Yucatan divorces can be obtained with and without cause at a maximum cost of $125.

Uruguay grants divorces on easy terms, and 80% of its divorces are given to foreigners.

Fiume has entered the divorce business and opened agencies in the leading Italian cities.

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