Articles on Family Law

Selina-Jane Trigg, the Principal of Family Law Results, is The Family Lawyer. Go to her website - www.thefamilylawyer.co.nz - for commentary and advice on family law matters in New Zealand.

This is a new blog that will be added to regularly, usually once a week, so keep visiting for more useful information.

Recent Posts

The Family Lawyer's Top 10 Tips for Surviving Family Law Issues
Whether your husband of 30 years has announced this morning he won’t be home tonight nor ever again; you’ve found yourself single and pregnant with daddy-to-be nowhere to be found; or you’ve amicably decided to part company with the mother of your three children, the path you’re about to embark on is likely to be a strange, emotionally draining and frightening one. Here are my top 10 tips for surviving it: Read the full article here.

A Cautionary tale
Most New Zealanders are familiar with the story of undercover policeman Don Wilkinson who was senselessly killed in September 2008 while planting surveillance devices on a vehicle. Donna Chisholm of North & South has now brought the story of how his mother, Beverley Lawrie, has missed out on any share of Wilkinson’s estate (worth an estimated $2million). Read the full article here.

Do they speak English here?
...for most people facing a family law problem, their situation is analogous to embarking on an overseas trip... Read the full article here.