by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Jun 3, 2022 | Academy, Kelly Dixon, Property Law, Relationship Property, Tips & Advice, Trusts
Ensure that you take steps to protect your assets early. While you can sign a section 21 Contracting Out Agreement at any time during the relationship, it is generally easier to complete this early before you have intermingled finances so much so that unraveling the...
by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Jun 3, 2022 | Academy, Kelly Dixon, Property Law, Relationship Property, Tips & Advice, Trusts
You should know your rights when it comes to your assets. Many people are not aware of the provisions of the Property (Relationships) Act when it comes to dividing assets. Even fewer are aware that the home in which the parties reside, even if it is owned by one party...
by Amy Chesnutt | Jun 2, 2022 | Amy Chesnutt, Articles, Mihikeita Tibble, Post, Relationship Property, Tutorials, Updates
There is a general presumption that a couple’s property will be divided equally between them. There are exceptions to this rule however when the family home is a homestead, when extraordinary circumstances make equal sharing “repugnant to justice” and if...
by Amy Chesnutt | May 31, 2022 | Amy Chesnutt, Articles, Covid - 19, Family Law, Post, Relationship Property, Updates
Family Court and shared parenting arrangements during the COVID-19 Lockdown Is the family court still operating during the COVID-19 lockdown? The New Zealand Courts are considered to be an essential service, and accordingly the Family Court continues to operate during...
by Amy Chesnutt | Apr 22, 2022 | Alisha Castle, Amy Chesnutt, Case Studies, Case studies Estate Planning, Case studies Relationship Property, Client Profiles, Estate Planning, Relationship Property, Who We Help
Case study Ms A Protection of Assets When Entering A New Relationship Having worked hard to build assets prior to the commencement of her de facto relationship, with her partner now living in her home, Ms A was at risk of her assets being divided equally between her...
by admin | Mar 14, 2022 | Articles, Estate Planning, News, Post, Property Law, Relationship Property, Stephanie Havea, Tutorials, Updates
COVID-19 Level 4 Lockdown – and the implications on the Sale and purchase of property during COVID, in New Zealand 26 March 2020 New Zealand is in the middle of a unique situation, and it is likely to be stressful for all parties involved in a transaction....