O'Sullivan v O'Sullivan - [1974] 1 NZLR 257

Husband and wife — Domestic proceedings — Maintenance order — After separation wife had child by another man; such child being an invalid, wife could not work — Although wrongful conduct is not a bar to maintenance if otherwise justifiable, wrongful conduct is not the qualifying factor for the making of an order — Domestic Proceedings Act 1968, ss 25, 27, 28(1).