In re Butler (An Infant) - [1931] NZLR 121

Infant — Custody — Child placed in Charge of Relative by Father on Death of Wife — Remarriage of Father — Father's Circumstances improved — Refusal by Relative to restore Child to Father — Whether Father had surrendered or abandoned his Rights — Writ of Habeas Corpus granted — Guardianship of Infants Act, 1926, s 2.