(poor) in front of divorce pursuant's name

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Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 50 Send Message	Stacey	Report	30 Oct 2019 12:09
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 50 Send Message	Ok, thank you. It’s before any mention of him so it was quite puzzling.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 26,281 Send Message	ArgyllGran	Report	29 Oct 2019 15:56
	"Scottish divorces were cheaper than English ones, and were certainly not confined to the higher classes. Very poor people could claim financial help from the Poor Law authorities if they had a good case against their spouses. In the 1890s, it was said, a Scottish divorce could cost as little as £12. " https://tinyurl.com/y2w48p95
	Researching: Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 36,149 Send Message	Rambling	Report	29 Oct 2019 11:46
	Divorce was expensive and out of the financial reach of many so I might assume he was expected to pay less or possibly nothing towards the cost as it was noted he was "poor".
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Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 50 Send Message	Stacey	Report	29 Oct 2019 10:27
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 50 Send Message	Hi, I've been given copies of the divorce papers for my great grandmother from her first husband in Scotland in 1919. He pursued the divorce on the grounds of her infidelity and before any mention of his name is (poor). Any idea why that would be?