Day: August 4, 2023

Family Court not equipped to deal with parental alienation, Otago University study says Isaac Davison 11 Jul, 2018 04:16 PM4 mins to read https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/family-court-not-equipped-to-deal-with-parental-alienation-otago-university-study-says/MUU6G2M2UJX736SCMHRBXAXIQE/ Family Court reforms are needed to deal with problems of parental alienation, a new study says. An Auckland mother says her close relationship with her two sons quickly disappeared when her…

Judge attacks Family Court laws Phil Taylor 3 Apr, 2004 12:55 AM3 mins to read By PHIL TAYLOR https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/judge-attacks-family-court-laws/6GNMMBVOJQKHZK6U7DB6R443OY/ Some children’s relationships with their parents are destroyed unnecessarily by inflexible family laws, says a senior Family Court judge. In a strongly worded speech this week, Judge Jan Doogue said laws introduced 10 years ago lacked…

Judge links suicides to family break-ups By Simon Collins, Simon Collins 19 Nov, 2009 04:00 AM3 mins to read https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/judge-links-suicides-to-family-break-ups/Z4H7FX2BLJ2NIFB4KIVBHR7RRQ/ A top judge has called for more mental health support for people involved in Family Court cases after finding 18 suspected suicides by people involved in the court in the 13 months to June. Principal Family Court…

One of the celeberties / journo / Film producer was served with a without notice temporary protection order and he got a court hearing to defend himself within 4 weeks, which is great ! The law mandates that a hearing should be allocated in no case later than 42 days. We aware about cases where…