Who Wins--Baby or Granny?

NZ Truth, Issue 1030, 22 August 1925, Page 6

Who Wins--Baby or Granny?

When a. man- dies and leaves a small estate (£300) who has the first : claite on -it-r-liis illegitimate child; or his financially-distressed mother? " ~ r . . : .

On behalf- off att illegitimate child, a claim 'was brought m the Hamilton }ftagis^ra%fsK@anrt the other day against the Public Trustee (as administrator of the deceased estate) for £1 Is a' week. Mr. J. Reid, of the Hamilton Public Trust Office, pointed out that,-' if . the guinea a -Week were paid out, the £300 m the estate would be exhausted m less than six years. ■ ; There were certain beneficiaries under the will, including deceased's mother, -who was m need of money, and it would be hard on her and the other beneficiaries if they were to be cut out altogether. Furthermore, deceased, prior to his death, had paid £100 towards the maintenance of the child, but unfortunately this could not weigh m the present application. *"-. Mr. H. A. Young, S.M., remarked that the case could /be reviewed at a later date, but m the meantime he would make an order for the payment of £1 Is a'' week towards the upkeep of tire child.