§580-45 Decree. If after a full hearing, the court is of opinion that a divorce ought to be granted from the bonds of matrimony a decree shall be signed, filed and entered, which shall take effect from and after such time as may be fixed by the court in the decree. The court, in its discretion, may waive a hearing on an uncontested divorce complaint and admit proof by affidavit. In case of a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony, such time so fixed shall not be more than one month from and after the date of the decree. [L 1870, c 16, §8; am L 1878, c 26, §4; am L 1903, c 22, §2; am L 1911, c 136, §1; RL 1925, §2977; am L 1931, c 247, §1; RL 1935, §4472; RL 1945, §12221; am L 1949, c 53, §29; RL 1955, §324-31; am L 1957, c 72, §5; am L 1965, c 52, §1; am L 1967, c 81, §§1, 2; HRS §580-45; am L 1969, c 44, §§1, 2; am L 1970, c 116, §2; am L 1971, c 72, §1; am L 1972, c 11, §4; am L 1973, c 211, §5(p); am L 1989, c 127, §3]
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