“ALMOST A FARCE.”

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 575, 29 May 1925, Page 5

“ALMOST A FARCE.”

MODERN DIVORCE LAWS , COMMENTS BY JUSTICE REED .. (Per Press Association.) Auckland. May 28. . “It seems almost a farce going Through these proceedings/’ declared Air Justice Reed at the Supreme Court this morning when ;m order for the restitution of conjugal rights was being sought. “The law/’ added His Honour, "might as well be amended to enable parties to make a declaration that they have seperated. That is ail Hie applications amounts to (hose davs.’! Counsel in the particular case,. Mr McLivcr, said he understood that such an opinion was expressed b.v a learned judge before this particular 'precedure was confirmed. His Honour replied that when Air Justice Dennison made that comment the restitution of conjugal rights was quite a rare application. Now it was quite the accepted way of getting a divorce. It was mo good making two bites of a chckry. It might be just as well to liave divorce by consent. >• y When another decree was akfrCl on (he grounds that an order for restitution had not been compiled with .His Honour asked the petition, a woman, if she was •'disappointed. “Y r es,“ petitioner replied meekly. .. , “Very, added Ills Honour. Concerning another case His Honour stated: “If you want costs aganisfc the co-respondent you will nave to prove that the co-respond-ent knew the rc-sponctont- was married.