Sutcliffe v Sutcliffe - [1976] 1 NZLR 676

Husband and wife — Jurisdiction of court — Application under Domestic Proceedings Act 1968 - Proceedings commenced in Supreme Court between hearing and the making of orders in Magistrate's Court — Inferior court's jurisdiction ousted — Exceptions to general rule where the courts are given concurrent jurisdiction — Domestic Proceedings Act 1968, ss 44, 80.