Family law
Family lawyers have specialist training and experience to advise you on matters relating to family law. Seeing a lawyer before a problem gets too big can save you anxiety and money.
Most of a family law practice is undertaken in legal offices such as ours by way of negotiation and agreement and in the Family Court. Our objective is to keep you out of Court if possible.
Most of a family law practice is undertaken in legal offices such as ours by way of negotiation and agreement and in the Family Court. Our objective is to keep you out of Court if possible.
Family law covers the following areas :
- Living together
- Pre marital or relationship contracts - Contracting Out of the Property (Relationships) Act
- Property Matters
- Powers of Attorney
- Making a Will
- Estate Administration
- Family Trusts
- What happens when your relationship breaks up
- Dividing up relationship property
- What happens to your children when you part
- Domestic violence
- Elder Law
Family Law encompasses many areas of law. Most of what we do in the Family Law area is confidential. We have at our disposal research facilities to keep us up to date with recent ongoing developments in Family Law found in diverse resources such as Legislation, NZ Unreported Judgments, New Zealand Family Law Reports, New Zealand Law Reports and Commentaries in Family Law Service (NZ), Fisher on Matrimonial and Relationship Property and the New Zealand Family Law Journal. As well, we attend or read up on all Family Law Conferences coordinated by the New Zealand Law Society.
If you would like to instruct us to act for you in matters pertaining to separation, parenting and access issues, and/or relationship property matters you can click here to access our page for you to make initial contact, and we will respond with a link for you to complete our confidential client information form.