Ex parte Gordon: 1937

(South Africa) The applicant’s husband had been deported. The wife sought relief.
Held: The effect of the deportation was to extinguish the husband’s domicile, and the court no longer had jurisdiction.

Citations:

1937 WLD 35

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

FollowedEx parte Donelly 1915
(South Africa) A husband had been convicted of drugs offences in South Africa and after serving a period of imprisonment was deported to the United States of America. The wife then applied in South Africa for leave to sue her husband for restitution . .

Cited by:

CitedMark v Mark HL 30-Jun-2005
The petitioner sought to divorce her husband. Both were Nigerian nationals, and had married under a valid polygamous marriage in Nigeria. She claimed that the courts had jurisdiction because of her habitual residence here despite the fact that her . .
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Family

Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.228178