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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 107
CONCLUSION.
[Title of Cause.]
The petitioner, in reply to the allegations of C. B. in the answer filed herein on the day of 19, says as follows:—
No. 15. PETITION FOR REVERSAL OF DECREE.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND,} In Divorce.
WELLINGTON DISTRICT.
The day of , 19.
THE petition of , of , showeth as follows:—
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The petitioner was on the day of lawfully married to , then at [Here state where the marriage took place].
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On the day of , by a final decree pronounced in a cause then depending in this Court entitled against , it was decreed as follows: [Here set out the decree].
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The aforesaid decree was obtained in the absence of the petitioner, who was then residing at . [State facts tending to show that the petitioner did not know of the proceedings, and, further, that, had he known of them, he might have offered a sufficient defence]. [Or, That there was reasonable ground for your petitioner leaving his (or her) said wife (or husband) for that his (or her) said wife (or husband) (Here state any legal grounds justifying the petitioner’s separation).]
The petitioner therefore prays that the said decree may be reversed.
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No. 16. PETITION FOR ALIMONY.
[Title of Cause.]
The day of , 19.
THE petition of , the lawful wife of , showeth as follows:—
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The said now carries on and has for many years past carried on the business of at , and from such business he derives the net annual income of £ .
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The said is now or lately was possessed of [or entitled to] proprietary shares in the Railway Company, amounting in value to £ , and yielding an annual dividend of .
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The said is possessed of certain stock-in-trade in his said business of a of the value of £ . [In same manner state particulars of any other property which the husband may possess.]
The petitioner therefore prays that a decree may be made for payment to her of alimony pendente lite [or permanent alimony].
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No. 17. ELECTION OF GUARDIAN.
(1.) By a Petitioner.
WHEREAS a suit is about to be instituted in the Supreme Court of New Zealand under “The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1908,” on behalf of against , the wife of the said and : And whereas the said is now a minor of the age of seven years and upwards, but under the age of twenty-one years, and therefore by law incapable of acting in his own name:
Now, I, the said , do hereby make choice and select my natural and lawful [father] and next-of-kin to be my curator or guardian for the purpose of carrying on and prosecuting the same until a final decree shall be given and pronounced therein, or until I shall attain the age of twenty-one years; and I hereby appoint , of , my solicitor or attorney to file or cause to be filed this my election for me in the registry of the said Court at .
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this day of , 19.
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Signed by the above-named }
in the presence of— }
[NOTE.—The witness must be a solicitor of the Supreme Court, or, where one is not available, must be a Justice of the Peace.]
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NZ Gazette 1909, No 107
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Conclusion of Petitioner's Reply in Divorce Proceedings
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