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1. Apply to divide relationship property

   The Family Court can help divide your relationship property if you and your ex-partner can’t agree or if the agreement is unfair or breaks down. You need to apply within 1 year of your divorce or within 3 years from the end of your de facto relationship. You can ask the court for permission to file after this deadline. It costs $770 to apply. If you need help to fill in the forms you can call us or visit your local court Find out more about affidavits and statutory declarations Note: When

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2. BORA Civil Union Bill [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...advise you immediately if there are any changes of substance that have occurred. Background 3. The Bill provides for different-sex or same-sex couples to enter into a civil union to formally solemnise their relationship in a manner similar to marriage. Couples may enter a civil union if they are aged over 16 years (and if aged 16 or 17 have obtained the required consent), are not within the prohibited degrees of relationship set out in Schedule 2, and are not already married or in a c...

3. LCRO 217/2016 and 218/2016 RE and YI v WG (14 November 2018) [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...property and ERQ shares. By 2012, the parties had reached the conclusion they were no longer able to continue to work together and agreed to a distribution of the partnership assets. At the same time, IS made it known that he wished to dissolve his marriage to YI. [6] RE and YI instructed Mr PL of MOS Lawyers in July 2012 and Mr WG continued to act for IS throughout the partnership and marriage dissolutions. Ms GR was instructed by Mr WG to act in various matters arising out of t...

4. Family Court statistics in New Zealand in 2006 and 2007 [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...counselling in 2006 and 2007 69 2.7.3 Characteristics of applicants 70 2.8 Adoption cases 70 2.8.1 Background 70 2.8.2 Recent trends 71 2.8.3 Outcomes of adoption applications 71 2.8.4 Characteristics of Parties to Adoption Applications 72 2.9 Dissolution of marriage or civil union 74 2.9.1 Background 74 2.9.2 Recent trends 74 2.9.3 Outcomes 75 2.9.4 Characteristics of parties to single dissolution applications 76 2.10 Interrelationships between cases 78 2.10.1 Background 78 2....

5. 10.6 Appendix F: Media Guide for reporting in the Family Court

   ...to leave the court. Judges may invite the parties to proceedings to indicate their view about reporters being present. Some 36 statutes come within the Family Court’s largely civil jurisdiction. Commonly, the court hears cases concerning separation, dissolution of marriage, spousal maintenance and child support. Two-thirds of disputed applications before the court concern care arrangements for children.  Matters concerning children’s care and protection and domestic violence also feature p...

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6. A guide for media reporting in the Family Court [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...leave the court. Judges may invite the parties to proceedings to indicate their view about reporters being present. Some 36 statutes come within the Family Court’s largely civil jurisdiction. Commonly, the court hears cases concerning separation, dissolution of marriage, spousal maintenance and child support. Two-thirds of disputed applications before the court concern care arrangements for children. Matters concerning children’s care and protection and domestic violence also f...

7. E Ltd v MN as trustee of NC Family Trust & OC [2024] NZDT 182 (22 July 2024) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...amount of $12,062.35. The work was carried out for the NC Family Trust. Ms MN confirms she a trustee of the trust and has been from 1996 to the present. [3] Mr OC confirms he was a trustee of the trust from 1996 to 5 March 2021. After an acrimonious marriage break up and settlement agreement, he resigned his trusteeship on 5 March 2021. [4] Neither respondent deny the amount claimed is due, each only seeking to have the other pay it. After accepting Mr OC resigned from the trust on 5 Ma...

8. Family Court applications December 2020 [xlsx, 177 KB]

   ...notes Return to contents page Example interpretation: In 2020, there were 59,653 applications filed in the Family Court. This decreased 4% from 2019 (when there were 62,105 applications), mostly due to reductions in Oranga Tamariki, guardianship and dissolution cases. In 2020, the 'guardianship' case type had the largest number of applications (29%; 17,421 applications); these applications relate to the Care of Children Act 2004 (excluding Hague) and are mostly applications for pare...

9. Family Court applications June 2020 [xlsx, 188 KB]

   ...(excluding Hague) and are mostly applications for parenting orders. The next most frequent case types in 2019/2020 were related to care or protection under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (16%; 9,787 applications), family violence (15%; 8,965 applications), dissolutions/divorce of marriage or civil unions (13%; 7,646 applications) and mental health (12%; 7,363 applications). Number of applications Percentage of total Case type 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/201...

10. Family court applications December 2021 [xlsx, 178 KB]

    ...applications for parenting orders. The next most frequent case types in 2021 were related to care or protection under the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (15%; 8,738 applications), family violence (14%; 7,952 applications), mental health (13%; 7,613 applications) and dissolutions/divorce of marriage or civil unions (13%; 7,387 applications). Number of applications Percentage of total Case type 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2...