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1. LCRO 97/2019 DH v MB (29 June 2020) [pdf, 273 KB]

   ...(a) Mr CP sought to negotiate a settlement of the division of shared property [Mr CP] and Mrs RS held at the time of Mrs RS’s death, and (b) he had advised that Mr CP had “a strong case to vary the terms of [Mrs RS’s] will under the Family Protection Act 1955”.3 Complaint [14] Ms DH lodged a complaint with the Lawyers Complaints Service on 12 March 2019, the essence of which was that by not providing Mrs RS with advice designed to “protect [Mrs RS’s]/family property...

2. LCRO 30/2023 YO obo TM v EB (13 May 2025) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...a copy of this certificate to Mrs TM’s longtime lawyer, Mr CF. [7] Mrs TM was discharged from hospital on 9 June 2021. Mr YO and Mr LO arranged for Mrs TM to be admitted to a rest home and it became necessary to address how the rest home care was to be funded. The main / only source of funding was Mrs TM’s home. [8] Ms SM travelled to New Zealand from [Country], arriving on 17 June 2021. She arranged for Mrs TM to leave the rest home and return to her home. She then arra...

3. Children need parents to protect and help them [pdf, 592 KB]

   CHILDREN NEED PARENTS TO PROTECT THEM FROM CONFLICT A PARENTING THROUGH SEPARATION PROGRAMME FACTSHEET THIS IS A SUMMARY ONLY. FOR MORE DETAILS, GO ONLINE TO JUSTICE.GOVT.NZ/FAMILY/CARE-OF-CHILDREN/RESOURCES MOJ0561C_MAR17 justice.govt.nz pcs.family@justice.govt.nz 0800 224 733 1. Your children need to be away from conflict because: • seeing or hearing conflict with your ex-partner can damage them, even if they seem resilient or ‘tough’ • they’re likely to worry deep...

4. OIA-111634.pdf [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...and adolescent development. 21. Consideration could be given to increasing the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14. This would not mean that offending by those under 14 would be ignored; it would be dealt with under Oranga Tamariki’s care and protection system rather than youth justice. Out of scope RE LE AS ED U ND ER T HE O FF IC IA L IN FO RM AT IO N AC T 19 82 5 Out of scope RE LE AS ED U ND ER T HE O FF IC IA L...

5. [2021] NZEmpC 77 Fleming v Attorney-General [pdf, 446 KB]

   ...a parental duty to look after their children up to a certain age “in the sense of providing them, within their means, food, shelter and clothing.” That concept included ensuring children were educated and, as far as possible within the home, caring for them when ill or seeing they receive proper care. However, the Court saw it as a different matter altogether to extrapolate from that to a duty owed by parents to care for disabled children “for the duration of the life of those chi...

6. Proactive release - Strengthening the Family Court [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   Hon Andrew Little Minister of Justice Proactive release - Strengthening the Family Court: Enhancing child and whanau wellbeing in care of children matters Date of issue: 21 July 2020 The following documents have been proactively released in accordance with Cabinet Office Circular CO (18) 4. Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of th...

7. Legal aid for civil family disputes [pdf, 845 KB]

   ...aid in the future. Legal aid does not have to be repaid if it is for: • domestic violence protection orders • ‘proposed patients’ in proceedings under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 • ‘proposed care recipients’ in proceedings under the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003. More information For more information about legal aid, contact your local legal aid office or go to the Ministry of Justice webs...

8. J Ltd v U Ltd [2024] NZDT 170 (17 April 2024) [pdf, 220 KB]

   ...repair cost. After 5 weeks, Mr O went to U Ltd and discovered his vehicle had been stolen. A police report was filed. Mr O claimed a bailment relationship was created when he left his vehicle and keys with U Ltd, that they did not take reasonable care of the vehicle as it was stolen during that time, and that they are responsible for the costs relating to any loss or damage to the vehicle. U Ltd disputed that they took possession of the vehicle or were involved in any bailment relatio...

9. LCRO 246/2016 AS v NL (25 June 2019) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...the hearing to proceed on the papers, however she did not contact the Office further. [38] In an email to this Office dated 27 March 2019, Ms AS indicated that she was happy for the hearing to proceed on the papers. [39] I record that having carefully read the complaint, the response to the complaint, the Committee’s decision and the submissions filed in support of the application for review, there are no additional issues or questions in my mind that necessitate any further sub...

10. Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document [pdf, 325 KB]

    ...rights at the centre of the new law and ensuring it better supports and considers the needs, including cultural needs, of everyone involved. We’ll consider whether adoption law needs to legally recognise whāngai arrangements (where a child is cared for by members of the wider whānau). We’ll also look at ways to improve the adoption process where a child is born by surrogacy. There have been calls to change Aotearoa New Zealand’s adoption laws for a long time. We acknowledge...