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1. Separation & divorce

   ...about what you and your ex-partner have agreed. The Family Court can make a Separation Order to formalise your agreement or to make some decisions for you, if you and your ex-partner can’t agree. Apply for a divorce You can ask the Family Court for a Dissolution Order (divorce) if both of you want to divorce or if only one of you wants to divorce. 'Dissolving a marriage or civil union’ is the legal term for divorce. Divide relationship property You will need to divide your relationship...

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2. MOJ0583_oneparty_MAR23_WEB.pdf [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   1 PACK One party Application for Order dissolving a marriage or civil union Dissolution (divorce) application http://www.justice.govt.nz/ 2 1 APPLICATION BY ONE PARTY FOR ORDER DISSOLVING A MARRIAGE OR CIVIL UNION Dissolution application pack 1 Please read through this application pack before completing the form section This application pack is to be used where one party to a marriage or civil union wishes to make an application to dissolve their marriage or civil union alone. If y...

3. MOJ0547_SEP21_WEB.pdf [pdf, 75 KB]

   Divorce Legally ending your marriage or civil union What is a Dissolution Order? Dissolving a marriage or civil union is the legal term for divorce. You can ask the Family Court for a Dissolution Order if you both want to divorce or if just one of you wants to divorce. This factsheet explains how to do this. Apply for a divorce You can ask the Family Court to legally end your marriage or civil union if: • you’ve been living apart for two years or more, and • at least one of you...

4. MOJ0584_joint_SEP23.pdf [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   2 PACK Joint Application for Order dissolving a marriage or civil union Dissolution (divorce) application 2 JOINT APPLICATION FOR ORDER DISSOLVING A MARRIAGE OR CIVIL UNION Dissolution application pack 2 Please read through this application pack before completing the form section This application pack is to be used where both parties to a marriage or civil union wish to make an application together to dissolve their marriage or civil union. If you want to make an application on yo...

5. How the Family Court divides relationship property

   ...Together more than 3 years If you’ve been married or in a civil union or de facto relationship for more than 3 years, relationship property will be divided equally, unless the court thinks that would be extremely unfair. Together less than 3 years If your marriage or civil union has lasted less than 3 years, the family home and contents will be shared based on what each of you has brought to the marriage or civil union if: they were owned by 1 of you before the marriage or civil union began...

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6. Relationship property

   You can make agreements about the status, ownership and division of relationship property and assets at any time during your marriage, civil union or de facto relationship. You can also make agreements about dividing property and dividing shared assets when the relationship ends or the other partner dies. Divide relationship property Find out more about dividing property when the relationship ends. Dealing with property when you’re still in a relationship Find out more about managing relat...

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7. Family Court statistics: An overview of Family Court statistics in New Zealand 2004 to 2008 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...The number of new applications2 is stable. This indicates that court workload is relatively constant over that period. • The annual number of new cases has generally decreased. This points to falling numbers of new family groups using the Family Court. The exceptions are those seeking counselling or relationship dissolution. Parenting of children • Between 2005 and 2008, the distribution of parties given day-to-day care has more or less remained the same. Most parenting orders...

8. Electronic File and Pay now available in courts

   ...currently only available in the Court of Appeal and the High Court for both filing and payment. The following District Court applications will also offer the File and Pay service, although the paper application will still need to be sent to the court:  Dissolution of marriage Civil enforcement Civil proceedings. File and Pay will only be available for other jurisdictions when there's a need to ensure business continuity, for example, a change in pandemic alert levels or during a natural di...

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9. Relationship property forms & fees

   Fees $770 to apply for a Relationship Property Order. $997 for each half day that the hearing takes. The applicant has to pay this amount even if the hearing doesn’t fill up all of the half day. Find out more about getting help to pay the court fees You may want to get legal advice to help you. You may be able to get: legal aid free community legal help File and Pay Relationship Property Order fees can be paid through the File and Pay service. This will allow you to pay the fees using a cred

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10. Divide relationship property

    You will need to divide your relationship property when you separate or divorce. There are 3 ways to divide your relationship property: You can agree between yourselves how to share your property and the court doesn’t have to be involved. If you want to be able to enforce the agreement through the court, your agreement must be in writing and both of you must have had independent legal advice. If you are undertaking Family Dispute Resolution mediation to help you agree on how you'll care for y

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