Legislation
SECTION 220
Special proceeding to dissolve marriage on the ground of absence
Domestic Relations (DOM) CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 12
§ 220. Special proceeding to dissolve marriage on the ground of
absence. A special proceeding to dissolve a marriage on the ground of
absence may be maintained in either of the following cases:
1. Where the petitioner is a resident of this state and has been a
resident thereof for one year immediately preceding the commencement of
the special proceeding.
2. Where the matrimonial domicile at the time of the disappearance of
the absent spouse was within the state.
absence. A special proceeding to dissolve a marriage on the ground of
absence may be maintained in either of the following cases:
1. Where the petitioner is a resident of this state and has been a
resident thereof for one year immediately preceding the commencement of
the special proceeding.
2. Where the matrimonial domicile at the time of the disappearance of
the absent spouse was within the state.