J v J - [1972] NZLR 1089

Husband and wife — Domestic proceedings — Orders for maintenance of children — Wife left home after child born — Husband's petition to declare marriage null and void under s 18(2)(d) of the Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1963 dismissed for lack of proof as to paternity of child — Application by wife for maintenance of child — Refusal to permit blood test of child — Court required to be satisfied as to paternity of child — No jurisdiction to order blood test — Maintenance order suspended until blood test of child taken — Domestic Proceedings Act 1968, s 35.