Duncan v Somlai - [1962] NZLR 849

Destitute Persons — Maintenance — Agreement as to maintenance made in contemplation of divorce — Whether invalid as purporting to oust jurisdiction of Court — Whether invalidity curable by registration — Destitute Persons Act 1910, s. 47B (Destitute Persons Amendment Act 1955, s. 4)

Husband and Wife — Maintenance — Agreement as to maintenance made in contemplation of divorce — No covenant by wife that she would not invoke jurisdiction of Court — Whether such a covenant to be implied — Whether agreement valid.