Carter and Charlene Cafritz's Reno divorce documents

Thanks so much to Cats to posting this and to Mike for the assist!

This, at least, answers the question of the child mentioned in Lucille Lawley's obit but it opens up many more questions for me. Why was the child custody issue settled in Washington DC but the divorce obtained in Nevada? Why a quickie Nevada divorce? There are not any negotiations listed, like division of property and alimony. I must admit that I am not real familiar with Nevada divorce laws but those things are usually addressed in a divorce.

I find the whole procedure a bit weird.

It might have been a longer period to wait for the Decree Nisi in Washington - years instead of months.

Deb, I must say, you have really added some interesting information and documents :gn: over the last couple of months. Excellent job :thumb: and please keep 'em comin'.

Extreme cruelty on the part of Carter Cafritz, hmmmmmm, makes me wonder. What was this all about?

I find the story of Cafritz and her almost ghost-like existence extremely fascinating.

Coonhound,

Back in the day, the claim of extreme cruelty was the equivalent of irreconcilable differences today. It was a claim used in a significant amount of divorces, which cover anything from physical violence to acts of mental cruelty which can cause endangerment or which can make the marriage diificult or unreasonable. A pretty broad brush to paint with.

Yes, Dill, you are right about the extreme cruelty. There was no such thing as a no-fault divorce back then, you had to state grounds even if it wasn't completely true. A divorce in Nevada at that time took just six weeks and that six weeks was only to establish residence really.

Thanks for the props, Coonhound! I really enjoy doing research and the challenge of finding things that are elusive and undiscovered.

Thanks Dill. You learn something new everyday.