1. Relationship within prohibited degrees.

2. Impotency.

3. Adultery.

4. Sentence to penitentiary.

5. Wilful desertion continued two years.

6. Habitual drunkenness.

7. Pregnancy of the wife at marriage, by another man, unknown to husband.

8. Habitual cruelty.

9. If either party had another husband or wife at time of second marriage.

10. Insanity.

11. Habitual use of opium, morphine or other drug.

Limited divorces are not granted.

MISSOURI.

MARRIAGE.--The minimum age at which marriage can be concluded is 15 years for males and 12 years for females.

Parental consent is necessary for males under 21 years or females under 18 years.

PROHIBITED DEGREES.--Marriage is forbidden between ascendants and descendants, between brothers and sisters of the half as well as of the whole blood, and between uncles and nieces, and aunts and nephews. This applies to legitimate or illegitimate kindred.

Marriage is also prohibited between whites and negroes.

FORMALITIES.--No particular form of marriage is prescribed, but a license is necessary.

CAUSES FOR DIVORCE:

1. Impotency.

2. Adultery.

3. Absence without reasonable cause for one year.

4. Former marriage undissolved.

5. Conviction of felony or infamous crime.

6. Habitual drunkenness.

7. Cruel treatment.

8. Intolerable indignities.

9. Vagrancy of husband.

10. Conviction prior to marriage by either party of felony or infamous crime, unknown to the other spouse.

11. Pregnancy at time of marriage of wife by another man.

Upon granting a divorce the court will make such direction concerning custody of children, and maintenance of wife, as justice may require.

MONTANA.

MARRIAGE.--Males cannot marry under 18 years and females under 16 years.

If either party is a minor parental consent is required.

IMPEDIMENTS.--Marriages between ancestors and descendants of every degree, between brothers and sisters of whole or half blood, between uncles and nieces, or aunts and nephews, legitimate or illegitimate, are forbidden.

FORMALITIES.--Outside of license, no particular formalities are prescribed.

CAUSES FOR DIVORCE:

1. Adultery.

2. Extreme cruelty.

3. Wilful desertion.

4. Wilful neglect.

5. Habitual intemperance.

6. Conviction of felony.

NEBRASKA.

MARRIAGE.--Males must be at least 18 and females 16 years of age to conclude marriage. Parental consent is required for males under 21 years and females under 18 years.

IMPEDIMENTS.--Marriages between ascendants and descendants, between brothers and sisters of whole or half blood, between uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews, and first cousins of the whole blood, are prohibited.

CELEBRATION.--A marriage license is necessary, but no particular form of celebration is prescribed.

GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE:

1. Adultery.