Jones v Jones

Subject Matter

HUSBAND AND WIFE — Maintenance — Justices — Wilful neglect to maintain — Order against husband under section 43 of the National Assistance Act, 1948 — Whether wilful neglect can be found if order obeyed — Husband not informed of wife's need for further support — No element of misconduct — Therefore no wilful neglect to maintain — Summary Jurisdiction (Married Women) Act, 1895 (58 & 59 Vict. c. 39), s. 4 — National Assistance Act, 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. 29), s. 43.