After another tough year of lockdowns, estate agents and lawyers are noticing an increase in the number of homes coming to market as a result of couples calling it quits on their...Read More
Question: My ex-husband and I both live in Auckland and share care of our children. During the lockdown they have been going between our homes as usual. He does not take the...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
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: I am separated from my children's father. We generally get along well but have been clashing during this lockdown. We have a 5-5-2-2 share care arrangement. I don't want the...Read More
Q: I have care of my three children every second week. They are supposed to go back to their mothers house this Friday but Sunday is Father’s Day and I really want to have them...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
Last month, the Government announced a suite of policies aimed at helping first home buyers and taking the heat out of the housing market. One of these policies was the extension of the...Read More