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DESAULNIER v. DESAULNIER

No. 4028.

97 N.H. 171 (1951)

CHARLES J. DESAULNIER v. MABEL E. DESAULNIER.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

October 2, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cooper, Hall & Cooper and John M. Brant for the libelant.

Charles F. Hartnett for the libelee.

KENISON, J.

A legal separation in this state, originally authorized by Laws 1909, c. 68, has "the effect of a divorce" only to the extent provided by statute and is synonymous with a limited divorce. Veino v. Veino, 96 N.H. 439, 440. A legal separation differs from an absolute divorce (R. L., c. 339, s. 6) in that the parties are not "free to marry any third person" (R. L., c. 339, s.

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