SUPREME COURT

Grey River Argus, 12 June 1931, Page 2

SUPREME COURT

I DIVORCE DECREES. At the Grcymouth sitting of the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mt Justice Adamis, two undefended divorce cases were dealt with. Anne Arnold (Mr F. A. Hitching ham), applied for the dissolution 01 marriage with Francis Bichard Arnold on the grounds- of three years’ separation. Petitioner in evidence said she was married in Auckland on. January stb, U 925. R-espondcnt had been in New Zealand for a considerable time. They went to Australia to live temporarily, immediately aJ’tictr the marriage 1 About May, 1925, witness caano back] to her mother’s home at Greymouth. Bespo-ndent soon after returned to NewZealand and went to Dune-din, and during this time she had corresponded with him. He had written from Dunedin, stating he was, going to make a home for Ih-er there, but in October, 1925, his letters ceased entirely, and she had not heard of him since, and did not know whether he- w ? as in New Zeaflandi. She discovered later that his correct name was Wilson. A child wasS born on January sth, 1926. APer her husband disappeared she had made enquiries and was satisfied he would never return.

Thomas Bowman, brother of petitioner said that she returned to Grcymouth about 1925. She had lived here since, maintaining herself. His Honour granted a decree nisi, to be ma<d ci absolute after three months, petitioner to have the interim custody of the child and respondent to pay costs. Mary Jane Manttan (Mr J. W. Has nan), made application for a dissolution of her marriage with William Chas. Manttan, on the grounds of three years’ separation. In evidence, petitioner stated she was married on. (September 20th, 1913, and had lived at -Oajriaru, Waimate, Christchurch, Gisborne and Greymouth. (There were six children. On August >ls(ti, 1927, a. separation order was made- by the Magistrate at Greymouth’ on witness’s application and the order was still in fopce. During that time she had never seen her husband. She was- bom g.t Denniston. Her husband was born Lower Hutt and had lived in New Zealand all-his Ute. j Robert Duggan, clerk of the Magistrate’s Court, produce 1 the separation order, made in 1927, on the ground of failure to maintain.

His Honour granted a (Tccree nisi, to be made absolute .after three months, petitioner to have the interim custody of the children, and respondent to pay costs.