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1. Cooper v Hurunui - Estate of Derek Heemi Hurunui (2018) 394 Aotea MB 14 (394 AOT 14) [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...shall be the child or children of the deceased living at his or her death, in equal portions if more than one, together with the issue living at the death of the deceased of any child of the deceased who died before the deceased, that issue to take through all degrees, according to their stocks, in equal portions if more than one, the portion to which their parent would have been entitled if living at the death of the deceased: (b) Where the deceased leaves no issue, but leaves br...

2. Child support

   ...support arrangements If you disagree with Inland Revenue about child support When the Family Court is involved What is child support? Inland Revenue (IR) manages the child support scheme under the Child Support Act 1991. Child support is money paid by parents who either: don’t live with their children, or  share care of their children with another person. This usually happens if two parents separate. Money received through child support is used to cover the costs of rai...

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3. Proactive release - Second Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...preferred approach to reform, and includes our monitoring and review processes for the preferred approach. 1.2 Executive Summary Adoption is the legal process that transfers legal responsibility for and parentage of a child from the child’s birth parents to an adoptive parent. Once an adoption order is made, the law treats the child as if born to the adoptive parents and heavily restricts access to the adopted person’s birth information. Our adoption laws cover domestic, intercountr...

4. LA Request to registrar to vary final Parenting Order - by consent [pdf, 238 KB]

   MOJ0522/02/14 Request to registrar to vary final Parenting Order – by consent 1 Request to registrar to vary final Parenting Order – by consent SECTION 57 – CARE OF CHILDREN ACT 2004 Use this form when ALL parties to a Parenting Order have agreed to vary (change) the existing Order by consent. This means you have all agreed to change the parenting arrangements that are outlined in the existing Order. To help you complete this form, follow the Guidelines document. You may also be e...

5. MOJ0610-Responding-to-a-Notice-of-Application-Arabic.pdf [pdf, 343 KB]

   ...أين تبدأ، فتفضل بزيارة مركز الخدمة القانونية االجتامعية املحيل أو من خالل .communitylaw.org.nz قد تكون دورة "رعاية أولياء األمور ألطفالهم خالل Parenting Through Separation "االنفصال مفيدة لهذا الشأن من املهم أن تفكر أوالً يف مصلحة طفلك املثىل. ميكن أن يساعدك حضور دورة "رعاية أولياء اأ...

6. BORA Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill [pdf, 326 KB]

   ...the Child (UNCRC), and domestic provisions including s 6 of the COCA.[13] 14. We do not consider that there is any breach of s 27 (1) or art 12 here. There are multiple means to ascertain and provide a child's view. They mat be provided through the child parents; [14] lawyer for child;[15] lawyer to assist the court;[16] a specialist report;[17] and directly from the child to the judge through judicial interview[18] or correspondence;[19] either singularly or in combination....

7. [2016] NZSSAA 084 (29 August 2016) [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...XXXX and XXXX as well as the appellant’s evidence. Financial Interdependence [33] The appellant says that Mr XXXX gave her $150 cash on a regular basis. She used this money to buy food for her household. Mr XXXX also paid Child Support through the Child Support system. The appellant says his payment did not include food but apparently did include non-food items such as toothpaste and toilet paper and power. The rent for the property at XXXX Place was $370 per week. An inf...

8. [2018] NZEmpC 22 Kids Republic Playland Ltd v Lowe [pdf, 471 KB]

   ...their children into the holiday programme while the altercation between myself and [Mr Smith] and [Ms Smith] took place that morning. It would appear from the sign in sheet that I was wrong. I do however stand by my statement that people walked through us and everyone, including [Mr Smith] and [Ms Smith] is (sic) in agreement that there [were] people in the playland at the time. I am unsure why [Mr Smith] has only recently, in his appeal documents stated that it was a non disci...

9. Guardianship, custody & access: Māori perspectives and experiences [pdf, 627 KB]

   ...defined to include education and religion. It also includes things such as change of name and major health decisions. Custody is defined as the right to possession and care of a child. This day-to-day care of the child is usually the right of both parents, but if they separate the Family Court can grant a custody order in favour of just one of them if necessary. A parent, step-parent or guardian may apply to be granted custody. The term ‘access’ is only relevant where custody has been g...

10. Evaluation of Family Mediation pilot [pdf, 205 KB]

    ...smaller pilot courts struggled to give the process the time and attention that would have enabled it to have maximum impact. Interim agreements and reviews Interim agreements with provision for review have been relatively common outcomes of mediation through the pilot. This was not foreseen when the process was designed and no provisions were made for how reviews should be conducted or funded. A range of ways of approaching review has been tried all of which have implications for both fundi...