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 | Alisha Castle, Amy Chesnutt, Articles, Family Law, Insights, Mihikeita Tibble, Post, Updates
Parenting proceedings in the Family Court are difficult at the best of times, families resort to seeking the intervention of the Court because interpersonal relations have completely broken down. Where those families identify with another (non-New Zealand Pakeha)...
by Tesa Tesa Va afusuaga | May 31, 2022 | Articles, Employment Law, Post, Tesa Va afusuaga, Tutorials, Updates
Advice To Clients Employers, employees and unions can apply to the Authority for help with employment problems they have been unable to resolve an employment dispute directly or through mediation. To lodge an application, you need to include certain information and...
by Lucy Tothill | May 31, 2022 | Articles, Lucy Tothill, Post, Refugee & Immigration, Tutorials, Updates
Refugee or protected person status is a legal status as detailed below: A refugee is a person who meets the definition of a refugee provided in Article 1A of the Refugee Convention, as amended by the 1967 Protocol. A protected person is someone whose deportation from...
by Stephanie Havea | May 31, 2022 | Articles, Estate Planning, Post, Property Law, Stephanie Havea, Trusts, Tutorials, Updates
In legal terms, a sunset clause is a condition included in a contract that says if a specified event hasn’t occurred by a certain date, then either one or both parties (the purchaser and/or the vendor) can cancel the contract on giving written notice to the...
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...
