THE "SHORT-CUT" TO DIVORCE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9480, 6 December 1907, Page 5

THE "SHORT-CUT" TO DIVORCE.

CHRISTCHURCH, December 5.

At a divorce sitting of the Supreme Court to-day, Mr Russell appeared in support of an application for a dissolution of marriage, the grounds alleged being the failure of the respondent to comply with an order for the restitution oi conjugal rights. His Honor said that he had not seen the Act of last session. He supposed it had to be submitted for the assent for His Majesty, but the Act was certainly intended to do away with that sort of thing. Air Russell said he did not think the Act had any retrospective action.

His Honor said he thought there was a reservation- to the effect that the Act should not prejudice any impending proceedings. He understood that from a press report, but if the assumption was wrong the decree would be void, and }>ix Russell would have to epply to have id rescinded. In the meantime he would take the law as he found it at present. In granting the decree, His Honor said that Ihat form of Teady-mad© desertion had attracted the attention of Parliamen, but" until_ the law was altered parties were entitled to the advantages oi the system.