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Series VPRS 8874
Court of Petty Sessions/Magistrates' Court Register of Supreme Court Maintenance Orders
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Date Range: Series ? 1959 - ? 1977
  Series in Custody 1959 - 1977
  Contents 1959 - 1977
Public Access: Closed
Location: North Melbourne
Format of Records: Physical
 
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1959 - 1977 Melbourne Courts VA 518
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1959 - cont Melbourne Courts VA 518
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    Orders were entered into the register in chronological order. The researcher needs to know the name of the applicant/complainant and the approximate date the order was made. The register would then need to be scanned for this name. There is no index to this register.

    Background: Maintenance for Deserted or Destitute Wives and Children

    The Maintenance Act 1928 and earlier Marriage Acts established provisions for maintenance support to be provided by husbands who had left their wives or children without means of support. Courts of Petty Sessions were empowered to hear complaints regarding desertion and to set levels and enforce the payment of maintenance. The 1965 Maintenance Act is still in force in Victoria (as at 1992). However the 1975 Commonwealth Family Law Act also has provision for the granting of maintenance and most orders are now made under this Act.

    Maintenance orders made in the Supreme Court were registered with the Courts of Petty Sessions and subsequently, the Magistrates' Courts for enforcement. The orders arrived at the Court in a sealed envelope to be registered. The register so formed was the official register of these orders; they were not recorded elsewhere.

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    Each case was entered in the register in chronological order. Details include the name of the applicant/complainant (usually the wife), the name of the defendant (usually the husband), details of the order made by the Supreme Court, and remarks. Each order was registered and signed by the Clerk.

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