Q: I have an email from my child's school asking whether I will be sending them to school when we return to Alert Level 3. My ex-partner wants them to go but I don't think it is safe. I want to...Read More
Q: My ex-partner and I are in a parenting dispute. The court has delayed the matter because of the lockdown. How can I progress this? This is a very difficult situation that the lockdown has...Read More
The Hague Convention has long stood for the premise that disputes over care and control of children should be determined in the courts of the jurisdiction that comprise the child’s habitual...Read More
The situation around COVID-19 has been fast evolving. The 4 category alert system was just announced over the weekend and New Zealand has entered a full lock down. The intent of Alert Level...Read More
A European mother who abducted her child and brought her to New Zealand is allowed to keep custody of her despite a top court ruling she should have been returned years ago. Years of not...Read More
The case concerned an application by a father to return an 11 year old child to Australia. It was not disputed that the grounds for an order to return the child had been made out, the issue...Read More
When you separate from your partner, one of the hardest parts is not living with your children full-time any more. Special days like Father’s Day can be tough. While the day might previously...Read More
Justice Minister Andrew Little has welcomed the release of the Independent Panel’s review of the 2014 family justice system reforms. The panel held two rounds of consultation with over 100...Read More
In family law, a major issue is when the non-primary carer parent should first have their children overnight. In this blog, I explore what leading psychologists think about the issue. This is a...Read More
2houses is a neutral web platform and app designed to help co-parents operate and to facilitate communication and organisation for the benefit of the family. Developed in 2011 by a divorced...Read More
Scenario Martha and her two children are visiting Portugal for a 3-week holiday. They are originally from New Zealand. Martha’s new partner, Pablo is from Portugal and is considering moving...Read More
Follow the link below to listen to an interview in which I discuss how fathers can improve their chances in custody battles in the Family...Read More