Reno divorce

English Etymology From en Reno divorce. Noun en American English colloquial dated en historical A divorce obtained in en Reno, Nevada, prior to the widespread institution of en no-fault divorce in the 1970s United States. Prior to this, many states imposed en onerous requirements on the granting of divorces, while Nevada's (as well as some other states') were relatively en lax. Nevada required only six months of residency in the state to establish legal residency (which allowed people to bring cases in its courts), a period further lowered to six weeks in 1931, leading many people seeking divorces to temporarily move to Nevada for this purpose. en 1927-10-22 Ralph Graves Ralph Graves; Robert Lord (screenwriter) Robert Lord Vitaphone production reels #2331-2337 Warner Bros. A Reno Divorce 1 A "lost film"; only survives in Vitaphone format. en 1935-12-14 67 5036 Case Press, Inc. The Reporter Company, Inc Walton, N.Y. Affidavit of Isaac Levy Case opinions, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department https://books.google.com/books?id=kxwZWOIFtCQC&dq=%22Reno%20divorce%22&pg=RA1-PA67 But I still recalled her threat to harass and annoy with litigation unless I obtained a Reno divorce against her. I was, therefore, left with no other alternative but to go through with the Reno divorce action without her appearance therein. en 2009-03-03 John Ventura Mary Reed Divorce For Dummies John Wiley & Sons 9780470485361 255 https://books.google.com/books?id=DzLMilp1cu8C&pg=PA255&dq=%22Reno+divorce%22 In 1931, to capitalize on the income potential from being the country's new divorce en mecca, the Nevada legislature shortened the residency period from six months to a mere six weeks, putting a Reno divorce within the financial reach of the average person. en 2011-03-03 Carl Abbott How Cities Won the West: Four Centuries of Urban Change in Western North America University of New Mexico Press 9780826333148 130 https://books.google.com/books?id=XILRDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA130&dq=%22Reno+divorce%22 Because Reno was Nevada's largest and most sophisticated city, to Reno they came—first Laura Corey to divorce the en philandering president of U.S. Steel, then other members of New York society, and then journalists to report on the phenomenon of “going to Reno”. Reno divorces were news in the society pages of eastern newspapers by the early teens en metonymically An easily-obtained divorce; a divorce with relatively few prerequisites, such as a short period of residency in the jurisdiction. Related terms en quickie divorce Further reading divorce mill en Marriage Law