Wilson v Wilson - [1965] NZLR 625

Destitute Persons — Jurisdiction of Court — Maintenance order — "Failed" to provide adequate maintenance — Meaning of "failed" — Whether implying element of wrongful intention — Whether lack of legal duty on part of husband to maintain his wife deprives Court of jurisdiction to make maintenance order — "Reasonable cause" — Meaning — Destitute Persons Act 1910, ss. 17 (1) (a), 17 (7)

Husband and wife — Maintenance — Allegation that husband has "failed" to provide adequate maintenance for wife — Meaning of "failed" — Whether implying element of wrongful intention — Whether lack of legal duty on part of husband to maintain wife deprives Court of jurisdiction to make maintenance order — "Reasonable cause" — Meaning — Destitute Persons Act 1910, ss. 17 (1) (a), 17 (7).