LEGAL INQUIRY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 303, 20 December 1917, Page 8

LEGAL INQUIRY.

(BX A BARRISTER-AT-LAW.} Letters of inquiry will ue answered every week in this column. As far as possrfblt they will be dealt with in the order in which they are received, and replies will be Inserted with the least possible delay. IXQriREIt-—>.'o stamp ia necessary for a srilJL U.K.—Attend at the office of the Registrar of Births, *v<l Inform him that yon wish to legitimise the rhlld, and supply him with all the particulars as to date or' birtli, date of marriage, and tae rc<t. W.'TiV. —The safest wny is to send your pnlicy to a reliable solicitor in London, «nci instruct him to lako tue necessary PERPLEXED.—I cannot decide on the olaiai or not. It is obvious your solicitor has spent some time on your case apart from the time he -may have spent in court, and as you were in court twelve hours ode c!u y, he ixifiy hnve been there all that "time also. The trouble seems to have nrlsen from your l>eing so bsny. All I can suggest is That you should ask for full particulars of your account. You will then see n-hat work ias been done for yon. NEW ZE A LANDER.—(I) It would be very risky to marry .isaiu, because * , "«rythln.™ would depend upon being able to prove the legality of the first -marriage still living. The safest course would be to apply for a divorce on the ground I of <lesert:ou. (2) If the facts stated in question one are true, the New Zealand ma rriage would "be void. A.D.—T doubt if yon wonld be entitled to a pension in New Zealand, but you may 'find out by applying to the Defence Department. X.T.Z.—Undoubtedly yoa bare a rood claim asralnst the nurseryman for damages. The lapse of time seems to be reasonably explained, and I think I should not make any difference. A.D.—Ton will have to leave the solution of your question to yonr solicitor, who dre-w your conveyance for yon. It ■will depend npon when the purchase money Is paid and possession is taken. | Jf.S.—The Interest Is very high, and you | should not have ngreed to nay it. In | any case, yon are entitled to your •« book or other documents showing that the former debt has been paid off, and you should insist upon these beine iianded over. KIM.—(I) The charge will be according to the amount of work done. (2) You cannot mate any claim at all ajralnet i the boy or 18. (3) The soldier's rather cannot interfere with the soldier's allocation of Us pay. HTJNTLT Walkato).— All I can snegest !s taat you shonld muke a wr.icten agreement th-at the landlady win board you for a year, and yon will stay for a yuar at a nrlce to be flied In "'the agreement. Unless you <io that, yon Sa a , to le * Te "whenever -the land-' lady aske yon to. ~ "~—-—^-^—-— . j