Q. I have just separated from my wife. We have two children aged 11 and 12 who will stay with me two nights a week and live the rest of the time with my wife. She has given me a detailed...Read More
Q. My partner and I met four years ago and have been living together for three and a half years. We are now separating. She has two children from a prior relationship who live with their...Read More
There is very little public information available about arrears in child support payments. We put in an Official Information Act request to find out more about the reality of child support in New...Read More
What is the extent of the problem? There is $3 billion owing and $2 billion overseas and $1 billion in NZ There are around 120,000 liable parents who owe money A recent Guardian article...Read More
Watch Jeremy's interview on TVNZ's Breakfast about the record number of people being stopped at Australian airports because of outstanding child support bills. Images courtesy of TVNZ. We do...Read More
Check out the article on stuff where I comment on the rising trend of carers receiving child support from parents: read the article hereRead More
Announcement from Government on 17 July 2017 in Relation to Child Support Changes Proposed Summary The Government is changing the law so that child support payments will be automatically...Read More
Settling Relationship Property The Process Financial matters can be settled by agreement or through the Family Court. Agreement Settling financial matters by agreement means the Family Court...Read More
Avoid Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Try the provinces instead where there are more opportunities in divorce law. Work in your home town/city. Volunteer in a law firm or related...Read More
While you can reach a private agreement in regard to child support, in most cases your child support entitlement/liability will be determined by Inland Revenue (“IRD”) using a formula...Read More
Introduction We all know how expensive University education is for our children these days. Students will almost always need financial assistance, particularly if they are not living at home....Read More
Introduction One off, including extraordinarily large fees paid by one parent in respect of children can be a major source of friction. How can such fees should be divided between the...Read More