Black v Black - [1959] NZLR 163

Divorce and matrimonial causes — Decree nisi — Court's Discretionary Power, in Special Circumstances, to Suspend making of Decree Nisi until Provision made for Wife and Children's Maintenance — Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act 1928, ss. 18, 33, 38 — Matrimonial Causes Rules 1943, R. 41.

Divorce and matrimonial causes — Decree nisi — Court's Discretion to refuse Decree — Blameworthy Conduct on Petitioner's Part — Its Importance a Question of Degree — Nature and Extent of Discretion — Main Question, whether in All Circumstances of Case, Proper Grounds for Refusal of Decree exist — Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act 1928, s. 18.