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  1. Starr v Webster [2023] NZFC 5116

    Guardianship — guardianship information — contact — whāngai — tikanga — Care of Children Act 2004 ss 4, 4R, 6, 16 & 17 — Family…

  2. Brooke v Jordan [2023] NZFC 3092

    Reserved judgment — costs — relationship property — Property (Relationships) Act 1976, ss 1N, 24 & 40 — District Court Rules 2014, rr 2B…

  3. Chen v Hai [2022] NZFC 10816

    Reserved judgment — child support — property — Chinese culture — Child Support Act 1991, s 96B — Deng v Zheng [2022] NZSC 76…

  4. Hobbs v Hobbs [2022] NZFC 8422

    Reserved judgment — relocation — parenting orders — protection orders — care arrangements — Care of Children Act 2004 ss 4, 5, 5A & 6…

  5. Andrews v Buckley [2023] NZFC 3350

    Application for orders — return of child — child abduction — Hague Convention — “removal” — "wrongful removal" — alienation — habitually resident — Care…

  6. Drake v Drake [2023] NZFC 2975

    Reserved judgment — care and contact — relocation — parenting order — admonishment — child safety — alienation — enmeshment — gatekeeping — adverse child…

  7. Thorburn v Mowles [2022] NZFC 11802

    Reserved decision — relationship property — financial support — oral agreement — “de facto relationship” — spousal maintenance — Property (Relationships) Act 1976, ss 1M,…

  8. Lambert v River [2023] NZFC 12359

    De facto relationship — property disposition — engagement ring — Domestic Actions Act 1975, s 8 — Property Relationships Act 1976, ss 2E, 14, 14A…

  9. Tierney v Dijkstra [2019] NZFC 1434

    Application for determination — enduring power of attorney — capacity — proper explanation of effects and implications — Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act…

  10. Tierney v Dijkstra [2019] NZFC 1172

    Removal of power of attorney — property attorney — refund of donor's money — new appointment — Public Trust — Protection of Personal and Property…