Category: Family Court in the Media
Because Child support is the BIGGEST SCAM in New Zealand (like it or not)
NZ’s billion-dollar child support debt: Why is it still unpaid? More than $1 billion is owed in child support, leaving some parents struggling with not enough income. Thousands of Kiwi parents owe more than $1 billion in child support, debts that in some cases date back more than 30 years, Jane Phare reports. Included in…
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Family Court grants custody of kids to recovering alcoholic mum rather than ‘gaslighting’ dad
By Catherine Hutton Open Justice reporter 21 Apr, 2024 10:14 AM3 mins to read The court found the father and his brother had run a concerted gaslighting exercise against the mother. A recovering alcoholic has won custody of her two children after the Family Court found the father subjected his ex-wife to an “onslaught of emotional and…
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Man from India fights to get back to daughter in NZ after two trials and 427 days in prison
By Ric Stevens Open Justice reporter 8 Apr, 2024 06:10 PM4 mins to read https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-from-india-fights-to-get-back-to-daughter-in-nz-after-two-trials-and-427-days-in-prison/5YL73ALY5ZGVFF6HKF2YEAVTVQ A computer engineer from India slapped his wife during an argument over cooking rice, setting off a chain of events which put him in prison for 427 days and forced him to leave the country. The man is now trying…
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Costs against a deceased person by the High Court in New Zealand.
This case about slapping costs on a dead person in New Zealand’s High Court seems pretty iffy for a few reasons: read the screenshot of the case below: So, while the court might have the legal go-ahead to do this, it doesn’t mean it’s the best move. They should try to be fair and compassionate…
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More experiments ?? More $$ for lawyers First-ever Family Court associates appointed
The new positions are expected to lighten the load within the court system The first-ever Family Court associates have been appointed to lighten the load within the court system, announced Attorney-General Judith Collins. The six new associates are set to commence in their roles on 2 April. Four will be based in Auckland, while two will…
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Decisions are pre-determined in New Zealand Family court – convince me NOT?
Rules 13.2.2 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 A lawyer must not discuss any case or matter before the court with any judicial officer involved in the proceeding either formally or informally outside of the rules of procedure that permit matters to be raised in the absence of…
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Children alienation
Why are the courts always believe what the mother says and believes them. No male support when his children are needed to be in their lives
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NZ Family court is the best tool for “Parental Alienation” (Must read)
“Shattered Bonds: The Heartbreaking Toll of Family Court Delays on Parent-Child Relationships”(must read) Dad can’t resume contact with child until Family Court delay clears Read the original article on this link Nadine Roberts February 04, 2024, • 05:00am Many parents have contacted Stuff about the impact Family Court procedures are having on relationships with their children – including how…
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Protection order
My son separated from his wife at the beginning of this year, they have 3 children. Initially it was amicable until it wasn’t. The upshot was she had a Protection Order served on him, it was granted under urgency because he had a shotgun and a 2 gauge rifle. He had owned these for about…
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