In any action for divorce hereafter tried, the parties thereto, or either of them, shall be competent to testify in like manner, respecting any fact necessary or proper to be proven, as parties to other civil actions are allowed to testify.
R.L.1910, § 4978.³Renumbered from Title 12, § 1287 by Laws 1989, c. 333, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1989.