LAUNCH OR WIFE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 208, 3 September 1925, Page 9

LAUNCH OR WIFE.

BUT NOT BOTH. DIVORCED MAX'S "LUXURY." "I cntT the clarity of vision of my ' brother judges in expressing themselves i I on This question."' said Mr. Justice Alp*»rs in the Supreme Court to-day, in . dealing vrith the dual obligations of a ; divorced man who had re-married. What : v. as to be done wbrn a man had only i limited means, tieinir unable to support • two homes, and yet had two wives ! dependent nr/on him? His Honor thought that a serious duty devolved upon divorced men in considering their financial means before taking a second ; wife. : In this case, Albert Edward Eazelrnan '. ■ Mr. Sincer. instrurtei by Mr. Bryce Han i. cobbler, sought an order varying i the alimony of £1 per week, while re- i spondent. Louisa Marie Hazciman (Mr. ' Reed i. boardinghouse keeper, asked for! a writ of attachment, petitioner being | £70 in arrear. '"What can you do for your first wife : at present?"' Mr. JJnstice Alpers put the i question to Hazehnan, who said he j could afford about 10/ or 15.. The court was informed that for j ! years Mrs. Hazslnmn would not accept ! ; her husband's money, since her health i I had been good, and she had been able j to maintain herself by keeping a j boardingbouse. Circumstances had ; changed, and she required assistance. ' She paid 25/ per week rent, and iiad ! three boarders payirlg 27/6 weekly, and a relative paying 30/, so that she had j a very small margin on which to main- j tain herself. Hazelman contended that he was un- j able to pay the arrears, and could not ' keep up the payments order stood at present. Coiinsel and his Honor discussed the j problem of a divorced man's obligations I in re-marrying , . His Honor said he ' had no definite attitude. One could ' not say that a divorced man must lead j a celibate and continent life. It "was • natural that he should follow his in- j clinations and take another wife. That \ he should first consider his financial ; ability was a counsel of perfection. Hazeiman admitted that he had a j launch, and that he was vice-commodore ; !of the Victoria Cruising Club. Mr. j Singer explained that the launch was : [ heavily mortgaged to a firm from whom ' 'he had. to buy geods to keep his trade i J going"l think the position is that he ' j might be able to afford the launch.! without a wife, or a wife without the j launch, but he cannot have both luxuries j together. The launch must go,"' said his i Honor. "When it is sold, after con- ] sultation with solicitors on both sides, I j whatever you get above the i I must go to pay off the arrears. From j I Friday, September 11, you must pay 15/ j j per week regularly. The case can be ■ brought on at a.ny time -when you are j I seven days in arrear. I shall "adjourn \ both petitions for six months." :