Owning copyright in the digital age may be one of the most lucrative hustles. In a world where a viral internet meme of a dog can be sold for an eye watering US$4 million as a...Read More
Question: My partner and I want to buy a townhouse when it goes to auction. I am due to receive a substantial inheritance shortly so I will provide the full deposit. I also earn...Read More
Q: My partner and I separated about 18 months ago after 15 years together. During our relationship we lived in both New Zealand and Australia. We have homes in both countries. I am...Read More
A curious case before the Court Of Appeal has seen a Christchurch engineer fail to get half the sale proceeds of his ex-wife’s veterinary clinic. Kirsten and Shaune Wylie started...Read More
Q: I am planning to leave my husband soon but I want to be as prepared as I can. We have a large number of shared investments and bank accounts that we both have access to. I am concerned that...Read More
Palmer v Alalaakkola [2021] NZHC 2330 An appeal to the High Court this month raised a novel question: is copyright in an artistic work relationship property? Ms A is a painter who painted a...Read More
Q: A few years back I went through a messy divorce. I had to take out a significant loan to pay out my ex-wife for our property settlement. I have finally paid it off and feel back to a secure...Read More
Jeremy Sutton joined Kathryn on RNZ's Nine to Noon show to look at the pressures that can be generated over the family home when couples separate and how the...Read More
The High Court recently affirmed in K v R [2020] NZHC 923 that a trust cannot be established to defeat a party's claim to relationship property. Background The parties were in a de facto...Read More
When we think of infidelity our minds go straight to the bedroom, but financial infidelity can be just as devastating. Sunday Morning talked with...Read More
Lately the Family Court has been under intense criticism. People have spoken about the faults in the system that make the process lengthy and expensive for...Read More
In this NZ Herald article, Jeremy recently spoke with Sophie Trigger about how family lawyers are facing a post-lockdown surge in marriages breaking down.Read More