Family Law Specialists Services
Separation Advice
- Dividing property
- Maintenance and child support (domestic and international)
- Property Agreements
- Care of children (parenting orders, custody and access)
- Domestic violence (protection orders)
- Relocation
- Hague Convention
- Mediation
- Making and defending applications in the Family Court and High Court
Protecting Your Property
- Contracting out agreements (pre-nuptial agreements)
- Wills
- Enduring Powers of Attorney
- Estate planning
- Estates
- Disputes about wills (family protection, testamentary promises)
- Litigation (Family Court and High Court)
- Appeals
- Agency
Child Law
- Care arrangements for children on separation
- Care and protection of children and young people
- Adoption (local and international)
- Surrogacy
- Status of Children Act
- Paternity
- Human Assisted Reproduction Technology (IVF, donor)
- Court appointments including Counsel for the Child, Lawyer for the Child, Counsel to Assist the Court, Counsel for the Subject Person
- Hague Convention (international child abduction)
- Mediation
- Litigation (Family Court and High Court)
- Appeals (including child appeals)
- Agency
Personal Protection
- Protection orders
- Occupation orders
- Welfare guardianship
- Property manager orders
- Personal orders
- Care and protection of children and young people
- Elder law
- Litigation (Family Court and High Court)
- Appeals
- Agency
Court Work
- Representing clients in Family Court
- Representing clients in High Court
- Appeals
- Acting for children and young people in the Family Court and High Court
- Counsel to Assist the Court
- Counsel for the Subject Person (Court appointment)
- Appointments for the New Zealand Central Authority in relation to international child abduction and international maintenance
Residential Property
- Sale
- Purchase
- Refinance
- Transfer of ownership