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

   ...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 given to one parent....

2. DX v WC LCRO 7 / 2011 (17 August 2011) [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...Practitioner, Ms WC (the Practitioner) which declined to uphold his complaints against her. Background [2] The Practitioner had acted for the Applicant since around 2004 in a number of matters, including matrimonial matters when the Applicant separated from his former wife, who I shall refer to as R. By agreement the three daughters remained living with the Applicant. [3] After R moved to Australia in 2007 the Applicant stated that she had been working towards getting the gir...

3. Family Legal Advice Service operational policy version 1.4 [pdf, 479 KB]

   ...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 • Family Dispute Resolution (FDR): a service where a specially trained mediator meets with parties and tries to help them reach agreement : a free parenting education programme designed to help parents...

4. Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v1.7 July 2017 [pdf, 460 KB]

   ...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 • Family Dispute Resolution (FDR): a service where a specially trained mediator meets with parties and tries to help them reach agreement : a free parenting education programme designed to help parents...

5. Merso v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claim for Social Rehabilitation) [2024] NZACC 193 [pdf, 307 KB]

   ...encephalopathy resulting from a treatment injury sustained at birth on 12 January 2015. As a result of her injuries, Ms Merso suffers from cerebral palsy, epilepsy, severe global development delay, impaired vision, and kidney damage. Ms Merso’s parents are separated. Ms Merso has lived with her mother, Ms Yalembrihan Nigussie, who has provided most of Ms Merso’s personal care needs. Her father, Mr Negash Wondwosen, has been involved with her care regularly, and her aunt Tigi...

6. Hinckley v Macduff LCRO 169 / 2009 (28 January 2010) [pdf, 158 KB]

   ...Macduff of Auckland Respondent The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. DECISION [1] Mr JH Hinckley complained about the conduct of Ms Macduff in respect of work she undertook for him and his parents. I will refer to Mr JH Hinckley as JH to avoid confusion with his father whom I will refer to as Mr Hinckley. Ms Macduff had acted for him from April 2009 in respect of certain property matters relating to a family trust which had bee...

7. Family Court applications December 2023 [xlsx, 186 KB]

   ...applications' workbook published on the Ministry website (www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research-data/justice-statistics/data-tables/#family) which only includes section 3 adoption applications. Child support The child support scheme (if two parents separate, one may have to pay child support to the other, as financial support for the costs of raising the children) is governed by the Child Support Act 1991 and is managed by Inland Revenue. The applications in this case type i...

8. Family Court applications June 2023 [xlsx, 186 KB]

   ...separate case type. Requests for counselling with respect to the role of providing day-to-day care for a child, under section 65 of the Care of Children Act 2004, have been discontinued since 1 April 2014. Leave to commence similar proceedings to previous parenting applications within 2 years, under section 139A Care of Children Act 2004, was introduced on 31 March 2014. For more information on how to interpret these figures, please read the definitions and data notes Return to contents page...

9. [2016] NZSSAA 020 (31 March 2016) [pdf, 71 KB]

   ...appellant and her husband. 3 Background [3] The appellant and her husband (Mr XXXX) were married on 18 October 2003. On 5 February 2007 the appellant made an application for Domestic Purposes Benefit stating that she and her husband had separated. The appellant had given birth to their son Rohan on 16 October 2006 and was on maternity leave at the time of her application. She was due to return to work at the end of September 2007. The appellant’s eldest child, XXXX, wa...

10. Proactive-Release-Family-Court-Associate-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 3 MB]

    ...of the family justice system and is harmful to child and whānau wellbeing 17. The Panel found that delay impacts on most areas of the family justice system. It is a significant factor in undermining trust and confidence in the Family Court, keeps parents and children in stressfu and uncertain situations and can contribute to deepening parent and whānau con ict. Children exposed to ongoing inter- parental conflict are four time mo e likely to have social and emotional problems than the g...