Ansley v Ansley - [1931] NZLR 1010

Divorce — Separation — Separation Order made on Ground of Failure to provide Adequate Maintenance — Prior Separation under Deed of Separation — Petition by Husband on Separation Order — Opposed by Wife — Whether Court should dismiss Petition — No Express Finding by Magistrate that Failure "wilful and without reasonable Cause" — Whether the Separation was due to the Wrongful Acts or Conduct of the Petitioner — Order conclusive Proof thereof — Meaning of "Separation" — Wife's Costs allowed — Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1928, ss 10(j), 18 — Destitute Persons Act, 1910, s 18 (4).