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High Court Wellington
28 November; 15 December 1966
Tompkins J.
28 November; 15 December 1966
Tompkins J.
Husband and wife — Maintenance — Separation agreement — Agreement by wife to give up all future claims for maintenance — Whether bar to claim for maintenance — Destitute Persons Act 1910, s. 24
Destitute Persons — Wife separated from husband — Possessed of some means — Whether a destitute person — Tests to be applied — Discretion exercised by Magistrate — Whether subject to review — Destitute Persons Act 1910, ss. 2, 17.