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1. Rautangata v Rautangata - Opuatia No 6D No 2D Block (2011) 27 Waikato Maniapoto MB 252 (27 WMN 252) [pdf, 137 KB]

   ...Again this evidence was not questioned by the respondents’ counsel. [15] The applicant also referred to payments made after the construction period which came from two sources. On 11 August 1998 she received $93,964.90 as part payment from the dissolution of her previous marriage. Part of these monies were directed to the house. The second source of money came from a loan to the applicant from the BNZ of $30,000.00. The loan was made in 1998 and the applicant used $10,000.00...

2. Justice Statistics data tables - notes and trends June 2019 [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...family violence. The Ministry uses six specific offence types to produce consistent statistics: ‘breach of protection order’, ‘common assault (domestic)’, ‘male assaults female’, ‘assault on a family member', 'coercion into marriage/civil union', and 'strangulation/suffocation'. These represent around 50% of family violence related offences in court each year. In 2018/2019, the total number of charges for these family violence offences decreased...

3. Justice Statistics data tables - notes and trends December 2021 [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...Act 2004 (excluding Hague) and are mostly 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%), family violence (14%), mental health (13%) and dissolutions/divorce of marriage or civil unions (13%) (Figure 6). In 2021, nearly half (7,546; 48%) of the Care of Children Act 2004 (excluding Hague) applications were for parenting orders; another 1,755 applications (11%) were for pa...

4. LA-familyproceedings-steps.pdf [pdf, 513 KB]

   ...Proceedings Act 1980 and Care of Children Act 2004 (Excluding application for parenting or paternity orders) Granting Notes Types of Proceedings – Proceedings Step 1 (list not exhaustive) • Application by husband or wife for maintenance during marriage • Family Proceedings Act s67 • Application for maintenance of party after dissolution of marriage • Family Proceedings Act s70 • Application for maintenance order in respect of child • Family Proceedings Act s74...

5. Family legal aid pre-proceedings steps - December 2007 [pdf, 632 KB]

   ...Proceedings Act 1980 and Care of Children Act 2004 (Excluding application for parenting or paternity orders) Granting Notes Types of Proceedings – Proceedings Step 1 (list not exhaustive) • Application by husband or wife for maintenance during marriage • Family Proceedings Act s67 • Application for maintenance of party after dissolution of marriage • Family Proceedings Act s70 • Application for maintenance order in respect of child • Family Proceedings Act s74...

6. Legal Aid Family Proceedings Steps [pdf, 632 KB]

   ...Proceedings Act 1980 and Care of Children Act 2004 (Excluding application for parenting or paternity orders) Granting Notes Types of Proceedings – Proceedings Step 1 (list not exhaustive) • Application by husband or wife for maintenance during marriage • Family Proceedings Act s67 • Application for maintenance of party after dissolution of marriage • Family Proceedings Act s70 • Application for maintenance order in respect of child • Family Proceedings Act s74...

7. Your guide to legal aid [pdf, 774 KB]

   ...Security Appeal Authority – Taxation Review Tribunal – Tenancy Tribunal. Legal aid may also be available for mediation to solve disputes that would otherwise have to go to court. Civil and family legal aid is not available for: • divorce (dissolution of marriage) • Disputes Tribunal • Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal • work by a lawyer that doesn’t involve a problem that could go to court (such as getting a will drawn up) • immigration matters (except for refugee...

8. 20231124-Justice-BIM_Redacted-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...include family, property, contracts, torts, trusts, wills and succession law. Family law covers legal protection and assistance where family relationships break down, but also laws around establishing families, such as surrogacy, adoption, and marriage. Other areas of civil law enable remedies to be available for damages, surety of commercial and personal property transactions, access to dispute resolution, and the proper distribution and management of estates. We advise you on policy...

9. Regulatory Impact Statement Managing the cost of legal assistance in the justice sector [pdf, 200 KB]

   ...assessed for repayment purposes if their second hand value is over $1,000. Options to restrict eligibility 32. Eligibility for legal aid is determined through three tests: whether the proceedings are eligible (e.g. legal aid is not available for marriage dissolutions), the merits of the case, and the means of the applicant. The tests differ across criminal, family, civil and Waitangi Tribunal legal aid. 33. This gives twelve potential tests (three tests in four jurisdictions), and wi...

10. 19 June 2020 Updated FC Caseflow Management Practice Note [pdf, 1.4 MB]

    ...10 6 DAY-TO-DAY CARE AND CONTACT (CARE OF CHILDREN ACT 2004 AND FAMILY PROCEEDINGS ACT 1980) ................................................................................................................................................. 12 7 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND CIVIL UNION (FAMILY PROCEEDINGS ACT 1980) ..................... 15 8 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1995 ............................................................................................................ 16 9 FAMILY...