The topic of this Article is the progress, or evolution, of common law divorce in Indiana subsequent to Glasgo v. Glasgo, 410 N.E.2d 1325 (Ind.Ct.App. 1980). It was nearly certain that I would write on the relevant topic of common law divorce, but the catalyst for writing now arrived in the form of the unanimous […]
I’ll explain within the next paragraph what I mean by “common law divorce,” but first a short refresher about common law marriage. Through January 1, 1958 Indiana was said to tolerate common law marriage but not to encourage that arrangement. In the 1956 case of Anderson v. Anderson, 131 N.E.2d 301 (Ind. 1956) a unanimous […]