Director-General of Social Welfare v W - [1997] 2 NZLR 104

Social security, pensions and superannuation — Social security benefits — Interpretation of "living apart" — Importance of the intentions of the parties — Whether a married couple are "living apart" if they are forced by economic circumstances into a physical separation but have retained an emotional commitment to the marriage — Social Security Act 1964, s 63(a) and 63(b).