Chapman v Chapman - [1926] NZLR 291

Divorce — Separation by Mutual Consent for Three Years — Deed of Separation — Adultery of Petitioner — Condonation by Wife — Defence by Wife that Separation due to Wrongful Act or Conduct of Petitioner — Whether Condonation available to Petitioner as Answer to such Defence — Deed of Separation entered into in New South Wales while Parties domiciled there — Husband, Petitioner, acquiring New Zealand Domicil — Less than Three Years intervening between Arrival of Petitioner in New Zealand and Filing of his Petition — Whether Petitioner entitled to rely on such Deed — Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Amendment Act, 1920, s 4 — Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Amendment Act, 1921–22, s 2 (1).