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Didn't know if I should put this entry here, or in Men's Health, or in Economics - kinda fits all. 
Interesting news piece:
"The Kentucky Supreme Court says a man who has been declared mentally incompetent by the courts cannot file for divorce.
Elmer Riehle has been diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia. The court appointed his wife, Carolyn, as his legal guardian in 2008. In 2013, Elmer Riehle filed for divorce. But two lower courts have ruled against him, citing a 1943 legal precedent.
Thursday, the Kentucky Supreme Court said the law does not allow Riehle to file a lawsuit in his own name. The court said his guardian would have to file the divorce for him. But in this case, Riehle's guardian is his wife, who does not want a divorce.
Justice Bill Cunningham called it a "peculiar conundrum" for Riehle, but indicated the state legislature could change the law."
News from The Associated Press
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The Catch 22 (ref Heller's book by the same name) here is that if he's sane enough to request a divorce, he can't really be incompetent.... ;-)
Interesting news piece:
"The Kentucky Supreme Court says a man who has been declared mentally incompetent by the courts cannot file for divorce.
Elmer Riehle has been diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia. The court appointed his wife, Carolyn, as his legal guardian in 2008. In 2013, Elmer Riehle filed for divorce. But two lower courts have ruled against him, citing a 1943 legal precedent.
Thursday, the Kentucky Supreme Court said the law does not allow Riehle to file a lawsuit in his own name. The court said his guardian would have to file the divorce for him. But in this case, Riehle's guardian is his wife, who does not want a divorce.
Justice Bill Cunningham called it a "peculiar conundrum" for Riehle, but indicated the state legislature could change the law."
News from The Associated Press
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The Catch 22 (ref Heller's book by the same name) here is that if he's sane enough to request a divorce, he can't really be incompetent.... ;-)
