DIVORCE COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10521, 24 February 1920, Page 5

DIVORCE COURT

UNDEFENDED GASES NUMBER HEARD IN WELLINGTON YESTEIRDAY A number of undefended divorce cases -were lieard in the Supremo Court yesterday by Mr Justice Sim. Alfred Gregory, petitioned the court to divorce him from Isabel Gregory. Gregory said the marriage took place in 1910, and in 1913 they parted. In October of that year th»y had differences over friends, and his wife said she -would have no more to do with him, juid went away to live elsewhere. She had not returned. At the time of their marriage she was a widow. The court granted a decree nisi. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A WIFE. Minnie Hall desired a. divorce from Ernest Tom Hall on the ground of <ieEertion. .

Petitioner said she was married to Hall in 1912, and the wedding toot place in the Kent terrace Presbyterian Church, Wellington, Four years later she applied to the Magistrate's Court for a- maintenance order against iiali, and the court granted it. Hall, however, had not obeyed the order.. He had not kept up the payments, and Bhe had had to keep herself, A decree nisi was granted. MUIR v. MUIR.

James Muir sought a divorce from Elisabeth Ada Sophia Muir, ■on the ground that she had deserted him. Muir's story was that they were married in 1905 at Palmerston North. They had lived together for six years, when his wife left him, never to return. She had repeatedly been asked to come back, but had not done so. There wa6 one child of-the marriage. A decree nisi wag granted. 'A

Violet Mary Hamlin applied to be divorced from K'ber Charles Seiwyn Hamlm on tha ground of adultery. Petitioner, in. her evidence, said that Hamlin had gone to the war, and it was then that the adultery occurred. When he returned he had' admitted having lived -with a woman "at Torquay. At the instance of petitioner he had written -to the girl telling her his circumstances and offering to marry her if he got a. divorce. There were four children of the marriage. A decree nisi was" granted, and the wife was given interim oustody of the children.

MUTUALLY AURJEED TO PART. In the case of Thyra • Adelaide Hhzabeth Henderson v. Albert Alexander Henderson, adultery was alleged. Petitioner s,aid that Henderson was a messenger, and that he had been unable to keep her.* They were married in 1&18, but five months later they acr. rived ait a mutual arrangement to part company. He could not maintain her, and she had to .go to work. -She alleged also that Henderson had misconducted himself with a woman in New. town Park. A decree nisi was granted. WHEN HE CAM'S BACK FROM THE WAR.

William Henry. Q'Hanlon asked to bs divorced from Sarah Emily CPHanlon. The ground of the request was adultery, and Harry Hutchins was joined as co-respondent •._ lie and his wife were married in "1903 by the Registrar at Invercargill. They had five childTell. In Juno last he came hack from the war and. was told that he wa6 not wanted, and later on he heard thinga which caused him to institute these proceedings. After hearing evidence on the question of misconduct His Honour granted a decree nisi, to be moved absolute in three months. SOLD" UP THE HOME.'

A labourer, Patrick. John Barry, eought a divorce from-Lyle Barry. This was another Registry Office marriage, aaid it took- place -14 years ago in Christchurch. The parties moved north from Christchurch in 1911, and were living in Auckland. He went to Pukekoho, where he had work for nine weeks. When he returned to Auckland he found that Mrs Barry had 6old up the homo and gone off. Sho went to Sydney and revisited New Zealand a few months ago, hut. wont away again when she learned' that divorce proceedings were peri3ing. A decree nisi was granted.