Selina-jane TriggMay 162 minWho Keeps the Ring?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...
Selina-jane TriggMay 93 minUntying the KnotI received a distraught phone call recently from Ramona. It was Wednesday and she was due to get married on Saturday. The one hitch to...
Selina-jane TriggFeb 193 minVaccination & the Family CourtAs New Zealanders face the challenge of living with Covid-19 in the community and the mandate debate continues, disputes between parents...
Selina-jane TriggDec 5, 20215 minHoliday Sur-Thri-Val After a SeparationI 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...
Selina-jane TriggNov 25, 20215 minCo-Parenting through the HolidaysThe 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,...
Selina-jane TriggAug 29, 20213 min"Is it Worth Applying for Child Support if my Ex won't Pay?"An enquiry came into Family Law Results’ website that was similar in theme to other enquiries we regularly receive about child support:...
Selina-jane TriggAug 18, 20215 minCo-Parenting During an Upside Down WorldAs New Zealand enters another lockdown, you may feel the world has been tipped on its head again. If you are going through a separation,...
Selina-jane TriggAug 18, 20217 minSurviving being Exes in Lockdown TogetherAs New Zealand goes into lockdown again, not everyone is happy about who they are sharing their bubble with, particularly those whose...
Selina-jane TriggAug 18, 20214 minProgressing in Your Family Law Case when the World is at StandstillLet me guess – you were tracking along in your separation but now feel any progress has hit a standstill as we enter another lockdown....
Selina-jane TriggAug 15, 20213 minKeeping Yourself Covered - Helping your Child Buy a HomeMiranda and Simon’s daughter, Miria, is a very fortunate young person. Miria is about to achieve what we are told is the unachievable in...
Selina-jane TriggAug 8, 20212 min"I've been paying Child Support but I don't think I am the Dad!"“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...
Selina-jane TriggAug 2, 20212 minWho Pays Child Support when a Child is Adopted?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...
Selina-jane TriggJul 25, 20213 minDividing Up Your Kiwisaver or Superannuation on SeparationNgaire was one unhappy woman. Her friend had warned her that she was about to lose half her carefully squirelled away Kiwisaver and...
Selina-jane TriggJul 18, 20215 minKeeping Yourself Covered - When Your Parents Help You Buy a HomeRebecca 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...
Selina-jane TriggJul 11, 20214 min"Why is the Date of Our Separation Important?"Robert and Megan are using the Collaborative Process to work through the legal and financial issues at the end of their marriage. Before...
Selina-jane TriggJul 4, 20213 minThe Value of a ValuationA reader of this blog, who had separated recently from her partner, asked whether she should have the relationship home valued by a...
Selina-jane TriggJun 27, 20213 min"Can She Have our Child Adopted Out?"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...
Selina-jane TriggJun 20, 20214 minMy Relationship was Short - Will my Ex Get Half my House?!I recently wrote about Sean the whirlwind. He wanted an annulment, rather than wait for a divorce, because his marriage ended after only...
Selina-jane TriggJun 8, 20213 minMy Marriage was Short - Can I get an Annulment?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!
Selina-jane TriggMay 30, 20215 min"I Want to Keep the House!!"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?”....