Running Head: THE LAW OF MARRIAGE 1
The Law of Marriage
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THE LAW OF MARRIAGE 2
The Law of Marriage
The states in America have the jurisdiction of developing laws depending on the
residents of the state. The state of Illinois has such laws that provide marriage guidance to
couples while solving conflicts. The residential requirement to file for divorce is under the
personal jurisdiction, which is the court of law's power over an individual; therefore, the
court has no authority over an individual leaving outside the state of Alaska. The law
states, "The court shall enter a judgment of dissolution of marriage when at the State while
an individual of armed service and the residence or military presence had been maintained
for 90 days." 750 ILCS (410) time the action was commenced, one of the spouses was a
resident of this state or stationed in this state. For practitioners, they can file a divorce at
the same time as the day of moving. Subject jurisdiction is where the court can decide if
the matter presented to the court is solvable without issuing divorce; therefore, this is the
conflict's nature and concerns. The venue is the place where the case of divorce is
concerned, either a country, state, courtroom or house. However, personal jurisdiction
over the defendant is the court's ability to rule in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant can
claim that the court does not have personal jurisdiction over the diffident by refusing a
lawsuit. Consequently, religion plays an essential role in maintaining marriages in society
(Lagat, Supra at 1); many Christians believe that divorce is not an option since it is against
the bile. The book of Mathew 5:32 states that whoever divorces his wife for immortality or
and marries a divorced woman shall have sinned by adultery; this means that man cannot
marry knowing they will divorce in the future; thus, divorcing is not an option for marital
conflict resolution
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Reference.
Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, 750 ILCS 5. (n.d)
Lagat. D, Christian Ethics on Divorce loc 1(1), 15-15. (1st ed. No 1 2018)(ebook)
The Holy Bible: King James Version, Matthew (2019).
5:32
