Maniadis v Maniadis - [1967] NZLR 885

Husband and wife — Matrimonial proceedings — Matrimonial property — Jurisdiction of Magistrate's Court — Application by husband to Magistrate's Court for possession of matrimonial home — Divorce suit pending in Supreme Court — Whether Magistrate's Court should decline to make order or defer matter pending the decision of the Supreme Court in the divorce action — Matrimonial Property Act 1963, s. 5 — Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1963, s. 57.