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Have you been dealing with care of children proceedings – can you please vote below ? ?

I think many of you are aware about the changes coming for child support in July 2023. Sole parent beneficiaries will be able to be paid the child support payments directly to them as from this month. https://www.ird.govt.nz/childsupport-changes?fbclid=IwAR12PaI1bgp-mwzykIPq5F0J4tT6jGku1LRcQDxVMSa_mFVzLdSIEoolmMA Just thought putting the below figures on here and to be looked at in 2024/2025. You will…

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…