Lee and Kelly had been living together for three years when Lee finally took the advice of Beyonce and “put a ring on it”. Kelly was...

I received a distraught phone call recently from Ramona. It was Wednesday and she was due to get married on Saturday. The one hitch to...

As New Zealanders face the challenge of living with Covid-19 in the community and the mandate debate continues, disputes between parents...

I will never forget the time I asked about the holiday plans of a client who was working through her separation. She told me each of her...

The countdown to the holidays is well and truly on! Are you sorted? You may be the type to have your Christmas gifts bought and wrapped,...

An enquiry came into Family Law Results’ website that was similar in theme to other enquiries we regularly receive about child support:...

As New Zealand enters another lockdown, you may feel the world has been tipped on its head again. If you are going through a separation,...

As New Zealand goes into lockdown again, not everyone is happy about who they are sharing their bubble with, particularly those whose...

Let me guess – you were tracking along in your separation but now feel any progress has hit a standstill as we enter another lockdown....

Miranda and Simon’s daughter, Miria, is a very fortunate young person. Miria is about to achieve what we are told is the unachievable in...

“I’ve been paying Child Support but I don’t think I am the dad". My client, Carl, had been paying child support for quite a number of...

A reader of this blog asked whether he’d still be required to pay child support for his child if that child was adopted by the child’s...

Ngaire was one unhappy woman. Her friend had warned her that she was about to lose half her carefully squirelled away Kiwisaver and...

Rebecca was struggling – she was facing all the usual challenges of a being a first-time mother to a three months old baby. She was also...

Robert and Megan are using the Collaborative Process to work through the legal and financial issues at the end of their marriage. Before...

A reader of this blog, who had separated recently from her partner, asked whether she should have the relationship home valued by a...

Steven called me in a very stressed state. He had split up with his girlfriend, Angela, a few months ago. Angela is pregnant with their...

I recently wrote about Sean the whirlwind. He wanted an annulment, rather than wait for a divorce, because his marriage ended after only...

When your marriage was short, you may think that an annulment is the way to quickly bring it to an end. However this may not be so easy!

If you own a home, one of the biggest questions going around in your head after separation will likely be “What happens to the house?”....