DIVORCE COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1921, Page 3

DIVORCE COURT

i AN UNUSUAL CASE. WELLINGTON, July 5 In the .Supreme Court yesterday, be , fore His Honour Sir John Kalmonc David Andrews applied for a dissolutio of bis marriage wtb Fanny Andrew! under section 4of the Divorce an Matrimonial Causes Act, 1920. Mr A Dunn appeared for the petitioner, an Air Evans for the respondent. Counsel for petitioner said the mat [ riage took place in 1884, and th parties resided in Wellington till 1911 when they separated by mutual cot sent, petitioner paying bis wife €2 pe week. Petitioner, continued eounse bad admitted adultery with anothe woman, with whom he has been li\ ing, and was the father of an illegit mate child. It was petitioner’s intei | tion, if granted a divorce, to man I the woman with whom lie had l>ee living. i Petitioner, giving evidence, sai there were four children of the mai j riage. He had objected to his wif ! going out at night. They had diffei 1 dices, and his wife suggested that Hi | should leave him. He agreed to thi ! course, and to give her an allowance as well as the house furniture. Rc spondent then resided with her mother 1 He had been faithful to his wife uiiti 1912. The deed of separation was exe cuted, but not at petitioner’s request. 1 Respondent, giving evidence, sate she had been willing to return to he husband, but there had been continua i differences between them. As to tin complaint of her having gone out ai night, her husband would not spent to her while she was at home. Mrs Hastings, a daughter, gave evidence regarding differences between her parents, which, she said, frequently concerned the sons. His Honour said this was a case of a guilty husband asking for a divorce from a guiltless wife. He had been proved to be living with another woman and now asked that his marriage should be dissolved. His Honour agreed that tlie marriage should he dissolved, hut ho felt that adequate .arrangements should be made for the wife. He would dissolve the marriage, hut would not grant a decree until he was satisfied as to the maintenance arrangements. ae.t ll U <l V™ rr L*