DIVORCE CASES.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 187, 8 August 1919, Page 7

DIVORCE CASES.

SLDEJRXY COXTPJiE SEPARATED. HUSBAND'S LONG 'ABSENCE. A couple of undefended divorce caees were heard by Mr. Justice Cooper at the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon. Mis. Minnie Florence Sophia McAneny (Mr. R. A. Singer) sought dissolution of ier marriage with John William McAneny, on the ground of desertion. The petitioner said that she was married at Auckland in ISS4, and had not lived with her husband for 21 years. Her three children were now all adults. She had delayed taking divorce proceedings mainly because, oi the exoense involved. Her husband left her* at Otahuhu, and went to Gisborne with the object of obtaining work at his trade as a baker. He promised, to send for hei, but never did so. She was obliged to sell everything ehe had in order to keep the children. A year or so later she obtained a maintenance order of 7/6 a week for each of the children. He paid up what was due for a little while, tut his payments became irregular, and she had received nothing since 1913, when he was £45 in arears. She had not seen or heard of him for a number of "years. An old friend of the parties eafd that when the respondent went away his wife and children were left practically destitute. Afterwards he saw the respondent at Gisborne, and did his best to gel him to rejoin his family. The man was stubborn about it, but would give no reason for his refusal. Hi 3 Honor granted a decree niei, to be made absolute in three months, with costs on the lower scale. "NOTHING BUT DISCORD." Misconduct was set out as the ground Of 4he petition of Mrs. Rebecca Emily Walker (Mr. Singer) against William -Walker. ■Mrs. Walker stated that she was marlied in 1906, and had two children. Her married life !had been nothing but discord. In July of last year a deed of separatum wae drawn up and signed by herself and her husband. Two or threb years previously she had cause to suspect Mm of infidelity, but had no evidence of it. She epoke to him about the matter, and he denied any misconduct. Last March, after the present proceedings were started, he admitted to her that he had been unfaithful. A written admission by the respondent was put in, and his Honor made a decree nisi, to be moved absolute in three months, with costs against the respondent on the lower scale. The petitioner ■was given interim custody of the children.