IN DIVORCE

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 16 August 1935, Page 8

IN DIVORCE

HAWERA DECREE NISI GRANTED. EVIDENCE IN SUPREME COURT. Petitioners in four undefended divorce cases heard by his Honour, the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, at the Supreme Court jn New Plymouth ycsrciday were granted decrees nisi. On the petition of Mr C. H. Strom-kc-m a decree n\si was granted Norman John Grant, of Hawera, motor mechanic, in a case in which Ruby Grant was respondent. The parties -were married at Hawera in December, 1923, said, Grant, and there was one child. liis wife was not satisfied with home life a-d in December, 1927, he arrived home one Satin day and found his wife had gone. He saw her again in February, 1931, but she refused to return. The child was with his mother. Evelyn Grant, petitioner’s mother, also gave evidence. Frank Lewis Standing, sawmiller, Inglewood (Mr L. M. Moss) was granted a decree nisi against Florence Mary Standing. They were married al - New Plymouth in February, 1908, saic Standing, and had lived at Inglewood. There were six children, but their married life had been unhappy. His wife deserted him on July 30, 1926. after a quarrel over the chastisement of one of the children and had not returned. He had maintained the children. Lewis Henry Standing, the eldest, s° n > gave evidence. Interim custody of the youngest child was granted by the court. Jessie Callaghan (Mr Strombom) was granted a decree nisi against Walter Alick Callaghan, and was granted custody of a child. In evidence Mrs Callaghan said the marriage took place at Whangamomona in June, 1921, and she had lived with her husband at Aotuhia till 1928, when it was agreed to separate. She had since lived at Maurieeville, Carterton and Palmerston North, having the one child with her. Her husband maintained her since June, 1934, when she was ill and out of work and found out from the Unemployment Hoard that he was earning, a married man’s wages. Edward Hamilton Wiley, farmer, Aotuhia, a brother of Mrs Callaghan, ga.ve evidence of separation. Mr A. A. Bennett, for Callaghan, offered no objection to the granting of a decree. , Olive Vivia Attrill, New Plymouth (Mr R- H. Quilliam) was granted o decree nisi to be moved absolute after the expiration of three months, with interim custody of the children to the petitioner. She had married Reginald Attrill on October 7, 1920, and had lived at AVellington, St. Helen’s (Isle of Wight), Waitara and St. Helen’s again, said Mrs Attrill. She and heT husband separated in England by agreement on April 19, 1932. Shortly after the agreement she returned to New Zealand, Attrill following later. Miss Bessie Rattenbury, Waitara, crave evidence of continued separation. To his Honour Mr Quilliam said the children were with Airs Attrill who was not maintained by her husband. She had private means.