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1. eUpdate July 2019 FVSV work programme [pdf, 671 KB]

   ...abuse, which is when violence occurs around whether dowry is given, how it is given, or how much it is. • Withholding medicine or medical equipment. The meaning of ‘family relationship’ in the Act has been expanded to clarify people in a care- carer relationship may be included. This means that a carer who is in a close personal relationship with the person they care for could be subject to a Protection Order or be charged with a family violence offence under the new law....

2. [2011] NZEmpC 89 Young v Bay of Plenty DHB [pdf, 62 KB]

   ...justified. As the Authority recorded in its determination also, Mr Young was unsuccessful in an application for leave to this Court for leave to challenge out of time. That was the occasion on which costs of $2,500 were awarded. [8] The Court must be careful to protect the rights of a litigant (including an unsuccessful litigant) to be able to challenge adverse findings in litigation. Just as financial constraint should not be a reason to deny access to justice, so too should not...

3. Family Violence and Sexual Violence Work Programme: eUpdate July 2019 [pdf, 671 KB]

   ...abuse, which is when violence occurs around whether dowry is given, how it is given, or how much it is. • Withholding medicine or medical equipment. The meaning of ‘family relationship’ in the Act has been expanded to clarify people in a care- carer relationship may be included. This means that a carer who is in a close personal relationship with the person they care for could be subject to a Protection Order or be charged with a family violence offence under the new law....

4. SW v RD LCRO 2/2012 (24 September 2015) [pdf, 62 KB]

   ...[1] Mr SW applied for a review of a decision by the Standards Committee in which a finding was made that he had not maintained his independence in litigation, in breach of rule 13.5 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the rules). A finding of unsatisfactory conduct was recorded pursuant to s 152(2)(b) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act) in relation to conduct in breach of a practice rule, within the definition set out in s...

5. MOJ0504 Making a parenting plan workbook [pdf, 6.1 MB]

   1 Parenting Plan Workbook To help you decide what’s best for your child after a separation or change in family situation How to use the Parenting Plan Workbook 1 Make your parenting plan 2 PART 1: Day-to-Day care and contact, changeovers, holidays, special occasions 3 Tear off copy of weekly plan 6 Tear off copy of monthly plan 7 PART 2: Guardianship decisions (home life, school, healthcare, and relationships) 13 PART 3: Reviewing the plan, commitment, and signatures 19 Help...

6. MOJ0504_Making-a-parenting-plan-workbook-2022-MAR23_WEB.pdf [pdf, 6.1 MB]

   1 Parenting Plan Workbook To help you decide what’s best for your child after a separation or change in family situation How to use the Parenting Plan Workbook 1 Make your parenting plan 2 PART 1: Day-to-Day care and contact, changeovers, holidays, special occasions 3 Tear off copy of weekly plan 6 Tear off copy of monthly plan 7 PART 2: Guardianship decisions (home life, school, healthcare, and relationships) 13 PART 3: Reviewing the plan, commitment, and signatures 19 Help...

7. LCRO 78/2020 NS v GL (29 June 2021) [pdf, 182 KB]

   ...to, so every now and then would go over to get tools etc. 1 Mr NS’s complaint (2 July 2019). “G” is Ms GL, acting for Mr NS. W is Mr WB, acting for Mrs NS. 2 On the 08th May 2014 W sent an email to G saying they were going to seek a protection order if I didn’t give them assurance that I would no longer visit the property. Due to all of the frustration I had from their 14 months of continually choosing to ignore our requests and making things difficult for us, I told G t...

8. LCRO 220/2016 UT v LE (18 December 2018) [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...by Mrs LE, that it would be “appropriate to establish a trust”. [16] In determining that Mr UT had “provided incompetent advice in breach of his obligations under rule 3” of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) the Committee made the following findings: (a) Mrs LE’s intention was that ownership of the property by a trust would “ensure it was not subject to claims by her or her son’s past, current or future partners�...

9. Family Lay Advocate and Court Registry Handbook [pdf, 579 KB]

   Lay Advocate and Court Registry Handbook Family Court First Edition | June 2020 Contents Introduction to the Family Court 4 Introduction to Care and Protection 5 The Family Group Conference .......................................................................................... 6 Outcomes of care and protection proceedings .................................................................. 6 Overview of process for care and protection proceedings ...............

10. Eddy [2017] NZREADT 37 [pdf, 220 KB]

    ...been apparent to [Mr Chrisp] that the protection of the views and access over the adjoining lot were significant factors in the [appellants’] decision to purchase their properties. Of course the Developer may have simply refused to adopt such protective measures, in which case [Mr Chrisp] should have drawn the [appellants’] attention to the fact that the views and access over the adjoining lot were not protected and at the benevolence of the Developer. [12] The Committee cont...