Masters v Masters - [1954] NZLR 260

Divorce and Matrimonial Causes — Jurisdiction — Petition — Decree Nisi made on Earlier Petition on Ground of Husband's Adultery with Named Person — Subsequent Condonation — Decree Absolute not applied for — Condoned Adultery revived by Husband's Desertion — Petition on Same Grounds filed, and Adultery proved — Jurisdiction to allow Second Petition to proceed — Petitioner's Election to apply for Decree Absolute on First Petition or to apply for Recission of Decree Nisi and Dismissal of First Petition and for Decree on Second Petition — Duty to make Full Disclosure on Application for Decree Absolute — Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1928, ss 10, 17.