FindLaw New Zealand : Family Law

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Practical Articles

• Paid Parental Leave
  Firm: Arthur Watson Savage
  Date: June, 2002
• Paid Parental Leave
  Firm: Phillips Fox
  Date: April, 2002
• Family Court Counselling
  Firm: Timpany Walton
  Date: January, 2002
• Paid Parental Leave - Potential Savings for Some Employers?
  Firm: Phillips Fox
  Date: December, 2001
• Access to Children
  Firm: Timpany Walton
  Date: December, 2001
• Paid Parental Leave
  Firm: Phillips Fox
  Date: December, 2001
• Shared Parenting and Joint Custody
  Firm: Timpany Walton
  Date: December, 2001
• Is It Time To Update Your Will In Light Of The Property (Relationships) Act 2001?
  Firm: Timpany Walton
  Date: November, 2001
• The Family Court
  Firm: Timpany Walton
  Date: November, 2001
• Dealing With Domestic Violence In The Family Court
  Firm: Timpany Walton
  Date: August, 2001
• Dividing the Property of Husbands, Wives and de Facto Partners
  Firm: Timpany Walton
  Date: August, 2001
• Taking Children To Other Towns Or Countries
  Firm: Timpany Walton
  Date: August, 2001
• Benefits of a Property Sharing Agreement
  Date: July, 2001
• Inheritance Rights When a Partner Dies
  Date: July, 2001
• Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001
  Date: July, 2001
• Counsel For The Child
  Firm: Anderson Lloyd Caudwell
  Date: June, 2001
• Harassment - Can The Law Help?
  Firm: Timpany Walton
  Date: June, 2001
• Protection Orders Against "Associated Respondents" Under the Domestic Violence Act 1995
  Firm: Davys Burton
  Date: June, 2001

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Links & Resources

• Births, Deaths and Marriages - The Births, Deaths and Marriages Office register all births, deaths and marriages which take place in New Zealand and provides access to this registered information
• Citizen's Advice Bureau - The Citizens Advice Bureau provides free, confidential information and advice to anyone about any query or problem
• Commissioner for Children - Established under the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989 to monitor and review policy and practice under the Act and protect the welfare of children and young persons
• Department for Courts - Web site of the Department for Courts, the Judiciary and its statutory and constitutional function, the Courts and court processes.
• Ministry of Justice: Relationship Property - Guides and information relating to Matrimonial and De Facto Property Law
• Ministry of Social Policy - Advises the Government on a broad range of social issues that affect New Zealanders
• Ministry of Women's Affairs - The Ministry providing advice to the Government on women's affairs
• Ministry of Youth Affairs - Youth Affairs work involves keeping up-to-date on key issues affecting young people and advising on Government policy
• NZLS - Family Law Section - Family Law Section Web site of the New Zealand District Law Society
• Propert y (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 - Review the full text of the new Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 and related Acts free from Brookers
• Property Relationships Model Form of Agreement Regulations 2001 - The Property (Relationships) Model Form of Agreement Regulations 2001 will be in force from 1 August 2001 under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (that is, the Matrimonial Property Act 1976 as it is renamed on 1 February 2002).