| ### QUESTION 62 ### OF THE IMPEDIMENT THAT SUPERVENES TO MARRIAGE AFTER ITS CONSUMMATION, NAMELY FORNICATION ###  |

| #### Prologue |

| #### #### We must now consider the impediment that supervenes upon marriage after its consummation, namely fornication, which is an impediment to a previous marriage as regards the act, although the marriage tie remains. Under this head there are six points of inquiry: #### (1) Whether it is lawful for a husband to put his wife away on account of fornication? #### (2) Whether he is bound to do so? #### (3) Whether he may put her away at his own judgment? #### (4) Whether in this matter husband and wife are of equal condition? #### (5) Whether, after being divorced, they must remain unmarried? #### (6) Whether they can be reconciled after being divorced? ####  |