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1. Family Court rewrite submission: New Zealand Law Society [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...its services”. The Law Society considers the 2012 review was hampered by a lack of data and objective information, and that many of the resulting changes to the family justice system have had a detrimental impact on the Family Court and the parents and children who seek its assistance. This is particularly so in relation to the significant increase in without notice applications, where children are at risk and matters need to be urgently addressed. The Law Society encourages t...

2. MOJ0610-Responding-to-a-Notice-of-Application-Samoan.pdf [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...le ‘Notice to Respondent.’ E amata faitau mai le taimi lea mai le aso na e maua atu ai se kopi o le talosaga na faia e le isi tagata. A fia fai sau oe lava fautuaga i le faiga e tausi ai lou alo, e mafai na e faia atoa le talosaga i le ‘Parenting Order.’ E mafai na e tuuina atu le pepa lea i le taimi lava e tasi na faia ai lau ‘Notice of Response.’ Maua atu se pepa talosaga e faatumu i le • Tagai i le justice.govt.nz/notice-of- response • Telefoni vili fua le Ministry...

3. Technical report of Parenting Hearings programme pilot [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...Interview guide – Judges 21 Appendix 6: Interview Guide – Lawyers (including Lawyer for the Child) 25 Appendix 7: Interview Guide – Report Writers 29 Appendix 8: Letter – interview with PHP parent 33 Appendix 9: Interview Guide – PHP Parents 35 Appendix 10: Letter PHP Parents’ postal survey 39 Appendix 11: PHP parents’ postal survey 41 Appendix 12: Letter non-PHP parents’ postal survey 47 Appendix 13: Non-PHP parents’ postal survey 49 Appendix 14: Reminder p...

4. New suite of resources for the Family Court launched

   Today, the Ministry has introduced an exciting new range of resources to help parents, guardians and whānau understand the options available to them when making decisions about the care of their tamariki after a separation or change in family situation. In 2019, the Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau report was published, which found that much of the information designed to help parents, guardians and whānau was hard to understand, not accessible and of poor quality. It also found that many people app...

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5. FDR Operating Guidelines [pdf, 713 KB]

   ...in your outcome agreement. Overview of the out-of-court family justice system The out-of-court family justice system has the following components: • Free online information – resources and tools to assist self-resolution. • Free Parenting through Separation (PTS) programme to help parents and caregivers understand and manage the effects of separation on their children. It’s recommended that separating parents first attend PTS to get the most out of FDR, but they can...

6. Submissions summary: Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice reforms (second consultation round) [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ............................................................................................................................11 Quality, Accessible Information ........................................................................................16 Counselling and Therapeutic Intervention .......................................................................18 Parenting Through Separation ..........................................................................................22 Family...

7. Family Court rewrite submission: Northern Specialist Report Writers [pdf, 495 KB]

   ...Convention but these are less frequent. The psychologist specialist report writer (SRW) acts under a brief from the Family Court Judge, which in the standard brief (under legislation covers issues such as assessment of the child’s relationship with parents, siblings and other key persons in the child’s life; effects of parents parenting skills on the child; risk factors around the child (not limited to family harm and substance abuse); and exploring options for the future care o...

8. MOJ0501 Childrens Guide to Separation booklet [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   1 Children’s guide to separation What happens to us when our parents break up? 2 This book will help you answer some questions you might have when your parents split up. It talks about: Page Does this happen to lots of other kids? 4 You could feel lots of different things even at the same time! 5 What can I do to feel better? 6 What if I keep feeling really bad? 7 Will I still see everyone? 8 Will things get back to normal? 8 Who will I...

9. Wawatai - Estate of Akutini Wawatai (2001) 150 Gisborne MB 38 (150 GIS 38) [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...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 brother...

10. Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v1.8 June 2018 [pdf, 1 MB]

    ...involved in a CoCA dispute understand their rights, responsibilities and options enabling them to make better decisions regarding their children’s welfare. The service includes assistance with the completion of court entry forms, if required • Parenting Through Separation (PTS)1: a free parenting education programme designed to help parents understand the effects of separation on their children • Family Dispute Resolution (FDR): a mediation service where parties are enabled to wor...