ONE WEEK MARRIED.

Western Star, 26 March 1920, Page 2

ONE WEEK MARRIED.

Some very peculiar case® come before the Magistrate’s Court, in which women seek separation from their husbands, and want maintenance allowances. One of the most singular was that dealt with, at Auckland. The couple were only married on February 21st last, and on March 12th the wife was seeking separation and maintenance. She was in receipt- of 15/- per week from her former husband. The wife gave evidence in support of her application, and alleged that her husband was a-n habitual inebriate. This was denied by defendant. In cross-examination he stated that the week he was married ho spent three nights in the washhouse. Mr Singer: The woman turned the man out of the house at the end of the first week of their married life, and now she asks him to maintain her. Mr Cut-ten: Ilf a wife is shown to be in need of support and the husband is able to maintain her, he- must do so, even if his leaving the house was his wife’s fault. Mir Chiton said, as far as he could see, both parties were pretty far from, normal. They wore only married one week, and of that- time the husband spent, three days and thr&e nights in, the washhouse. After that very short experience, the wife requested her husband to clear out, which he did. There was no evidence that the husband was an habitual inebriate. There was* no ground for making a- separation order, and he was quite satisfied? that at the present timie the defendant was not in a condition to earn enough perhaps to keep himself. No order would be made under the circumstances.