Many people don't realise that at the end of a relationship, your partner is entitled to a share of your superannuation. If you have accrued a significant superannuation but do not have other...Read More
Section 15 of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 was enacted to provide courts with a power to redress economic disparity between partners after the breakdown of a relationship. The section...Read More
Society has come a long way in its acceptance of relationships beyond a traditional marriage. The law has also been updated to reflect these changes. In 2002, the law governing property at the end...Read More
It is an uncomfortable but necessary task to consider what will happen to your property after you die. The law of succession determines how your property will be distributed. Most people...Read More
The era of COVID-19 will see families facing a myriad of issues. Families may face problems regarding parenting arrangements, fluctuating asset valuations, property settlement occurring during...Read More
Value of assets The effects of coronavirus are already being felt around the world. The impacts of coronavirus have been particularly relevant in relationship property settlements,...Read More
Women who have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to abusive ex-husbands if they stay in their family home after a divorce say the law is retraumatising domestic violence victims. A lawyer...Read More
Listen in as I talk with Tim Beveridge on Newstalk ZB and answer questions from listeners about family law issues, including how to find the right family lawyer, prenuptial agreements, Wills,...Read More
It’s been more than 40 years since New Zealand’s divorce laws were first set out and 18 years since those laws were last amended substantially, so it is unsurprising that many consider the...Read More
Q. I am currently splitting from my husband of 14 years. Our investments, including a rental and the family home which I am still living in with our children, are in a family trust. Both of...Read More
Jeremy talks to Catherine Masters from OneRoof about selling your home during a separation. Selling a house is stressful enough without the piled on pressure of an acrimonious divorce,...Read More
Q. My husband and I are separating after seven years together and we are in the process of splitting our assets. We met in the UK and moved to NZ about four years ago to get married and...Read More