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Relationship property proceedings — costs — Property (Relationships) Act 1976, ss 1N, 9, 11B, 15, 18B, 21A, 33, 40 & 44C — Family Court Rules…
Download Judgment: 2022-NZFC-1208-Fleury-v-Fleury.pdf [PDF, 277 KB]
Reserved judgment — tikanga — mana ōrite — moral duty — disentitling conduct — whakawhanaungatanga — Family Protection Act 1955, ss 4 & 5 —…
Download Judgment: 2023-NZFC-10573_Hall-v-Hall.pdf [PDF, 397 KB]
Reserved judgment — care and contact — sexual abuse allegations — Care of Children Act 2004, ss 4, 5, 6, 46R, 48, 132 & 133…
Download Judgment: 2020-NZFC-4224_Swinburne-v-Stearne.pdf [PDF, 436 KB]
Reserved judgment — guardianship of children — application for return of child — Family Court jurisdiction — parliamentary sovereignty — "removal" — risk of harm…
Download Judgment: 2023-NZFC-2584_Peterson-v-Piripi.pdf [PDF, 374 KB]
Application for leave — leave to appeal — interlocutory hearing — Care of Children Act 2004, ss 4, 5, 6, 49 & 143 — Family…
Download Judgment: 2021-NZFC-4397_Hammond-v-Crespo.pdf [PDF, 225 KB]
Parenting orders — return of child — risk of psychological harm — intolerable situation — parental influence — Care of Children Act 2004, ss 6,…
Download Judgment: 2022-NZFC-5256_Lewis-v-Andersen.pdf [PDF, 300 KB]
Relationship property division — post-separation adjustments — unequal division — Property (Relationships) Act 1976, ss 13, 18B, 23, 25 & 26 — Martin v…
Download Judgment: 2022-NZFC-69_Ross-v-Hughes.pdf [PDF, 379 KB]
Application for orders — variation of parenting order — protection order — "family violence" — Care of Children Act 2004, ss 4, 5, 5A, 6,…
Download Judgment: 2022-NZFC-856_May-v-Booth.pdf [PDF, 393 KB]
Guardianship — day-to-day care and contact — COVID-19 — global pandemic — testing — method of testing — "treatment" — “routine” — Care of Children…
Download Judgment: 2022-NZFC-4325_Gibbs-v-Gibbs.pdf [PDF, 266 KB]
Access order — permanent placement with access issues — custody order — additional guardianship order — United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,…
Download Judgment: 2021-NZFC-1911_Chief-Executive-of-Oranga-Tamariki-v-EA.pdf [PDF, 306 KB]
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