by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Jun 13, 2022 | FAQ, Kelly Dixon, Relationship Property
A divorce is a legal dissolution of your marriage. You must apply to the Family Court for a divorce to be granted. A divorce is not the same as a relationship property settlement. While your application for divorce must be filed in the Court, you may negotiate a...
by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Jun 11, 2022 | FAQ, Kelly Dixon, Property Law, Relationship Property
A contracting out Agreement can be tailored to suit your circumstances. Parties can agree on what property is relationship property (jointly or co-owned assets), what are relationship debts (debts which you are both responsible for) and separate property (property...
by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Jun 11, 2022 | FAQ, Kelly Dixon, Property Law, Relationship Property
For a Contracting Out Agreement to be binding, the following elements must be met:- 1. The Agreement must be in writing 2. The Agreement must be signed by both parties 3. The Agreement must be witnessed by a lawyer 4. Each of the parties must have independent legal...
by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Jun 11, 2022 | FAQ, Kelly Dixon, Property Law, Relationship Property
A Contracting Out Agreement, commonly known as a pre-nuptial agreement or “pre-nup” is an agreement made under section 21 of the Property (relationships) Act. These agreements contract out of the Act – meaning that the division of your assets upon separation will...
by Alisha Castle | Jun 10, 2022 | Alisha Castle, Case Studies, Case studies Family Law, Family Law, Who We Help
Case Study The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care’s hearing of lived experiences of whānau Māori abused in State and faith-based care concluded on Friday 18 March 2022. How We Helped On Tuesday 15 March 2022, Dixon & Co Lawyers’ Senior...
by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Jun 9, 2022 | FAQ, Kelly Dixon, Refugee & Immigration
The Internal Protection Alternative is a common law principle which has been applied to cases over time and has been developed in recent decades by countries to explain the limits of their legal obligations more carefully under the Convention. The Internal Protection...
by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Jun 9, 2022 | Academy, Kelly Dixon, Refugee & Immigration, Tips & Advice
Subject to certain statutory obligations under the Immigration Act 2009 (the Act), the law in New Zealand requires that a person must first be recognised as a Refugee. Second, a person must fear returning to their own country. These first two steps have developed...
by Lucy Tothill | Jun 7, 2022 | Case Studies, Case studies Refugee & Immigration, Lucy Tothill, Refugee & Immigration, Who We Help
Case Study Refugee & Protection Officer v BA (Nigeria) [2022] NZHC 706 [7 April 2022] Consideration Of Internal Protection Alternatives Lucy Tothill, an experienced Refugee Lawyer from Dixon & Co Lawyers, successfully won an appeal against the Crown in...
by admin | Jun 7, 2022 | Academy, Kelly Dixon, Maori Legal Issues, Tips & Advice
If owners of Māori land want to sell or gift their interest in the land, they must first notify and offer it to the people who belong to the “preferred classes of alienees”. You will need to apply to the Māori Land Court for an order transferring the ownership in the...
by Kelly Dixon | Jun 6, 2022 | Case Studies, Case studies Environmental & Planning Law, Case studies Maori Legal, Environmental & Planning Law, Kelly Dixon, Maori Legal Issues, Who We Help
Case Study Solomon v Johnson Te Mata Property Ownership Applicants, Craig Solomon and Vanessa Wilkinson built a house on a hectare of land on block Te Mata E3. Te Mata E3 is situated near Manaia in the Coromandel peninsula and comprises 54,0685 hectares more or...
by Dixon And Co Lawyers Team | Jun 3, 2022 | Academy, Kelly Dixon, Relationship Property, Tips & Advice
Agreements can be catered to your circumstances – as each relationship is different, so is each Agreement. The Agreements can cover as much or as little as you want it...
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...