Dishonest Divorce
Instead of seeking to establish guilt and punish it with costly legal entanglements, modern divorce courts could prevent many unnecessary separations. A compulsory waiting period, private hearings, and a thorough investigation by case workers would replace methods now too quick or too cumbersome for a right settlement, fair to all concerned. REGINALD HEBER SMITH,one of the founders of the Legal Aid Movement, is the author of Justice and the Poor. He writes from thirty-five years of active practice.