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1. MOJ0610-Responding-to-a-Notice-of-Application-te-reo-Maori.pdf [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...o te Wehenga ka āwhina pea i a koe kia mārama ki ōna whakaaro me te pānga o te wehenga ki a ia, te pānga pea rānei o te rerekētanga o te āhuatanga o te whānau ki a ia. Mō ētahi atu mōhio mō tēnei akoranga haere ki justice.govt.nz/parenting-through-separation, waea koreutu rānei ki Te Tāhū o te Ture i 0800 224 733. justice.govt.nz/parenting-through-separation Mō ētahi atu kōrero • Haere ki justice.govt.nz/care-of-children • Waea atu ki Te Tāhu o te Ture i 0...

2. Deputy Registrar - Oharotu 4 (2010) 7 Taitokerau MB 234 (7 TTK 234) [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...freehold land. [3] Before I can determine that the roadways are Maori freehold land I must first be satisfied that they comprise “freehold land”. This may be axiomatic but, as I explain below, as a roadway order can give rise to either a separate freehold title or an interest in the nature of a right of way easement, a roadway order is not always a separate parcel of Maori freehold land. Statutory provisions in relation to roadway orders [4] In Deputy Registrar - Utakura 7...

3. Family justice: An administrative review of family justice system reforms [pdf, 967 KB]

   ...to the Family Justice System as part of the Government’s wider commitment to ensuring that New Zealand’s courts were modern, accessible and responsive to the needs of those who used them. The reforms shifted the focus from court resolution of parenting disputes when parents separate to encouraging parents to reach agreement themselves where this is appropriate. They were intended to give families the opportunity to resolve issues without the need to engage in formal court proceedings...

4. OIA-Adoption Law Reform [pdf, 1019 KB]

   ...26 June 2024. The Ministry of Justice has primary responsibility for adoption legislation 10. New Zealand’s adoption laws are administered by the Ministry of Justice and provide for the transfer of legal rights and responsibilities from birth parents to adoptive parents. Once an adoption order is made, the law treats the child as if they were born to the adoptive parents. Adoption laws sit across three pieces of legislation 11. The Adoption Act 1955 (the Adoption Act) sets out...

5. Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v1.9 September 2023 [pdf, 927 KB]

   ...parties involved in a CoCA dispute understand their rights, responsibilities and options enabling them to make better decisions regarding their children’s welfare. The service includes assistance completing court entry forms, if required. • Parenting Through Separation (PTS)1: a free parenting education programme designed to help parents understand the effects of separation on their children. • Family Dispute Resolution (FDR): a mediation service where parties are enabled to work...

6. Family Legal Advice Service Operational Policy v2.0 October 2023 [pdf, 931 KB]

   ...parties involved in a CoCA dispute understand their rights, responsibilities and options enabling them to make better decisions regarding their children’s welfare. The service includes assistance completing court entry forms, if required. • Parenting Through Separation (PTS)1: a free parenting education programme designed to help parents understand the effects of separation on their children. • Family Dispute Resolution (FDR): a mediation service where parties are enabled to work...

7. 21 July 2014 Legal Aid News [pdf, 345 KB]

   ...Online learning tools are also available under the RMSW navigation menu. By verifying who the users of RMS are, using RealMe, we're better able to protect and secure the information of people using the range of out-of-court services such as Parenting through Separation courses, Family Dispute Resolution and the Family Legal Advice Service. Should you require assistance with your RealMe account, please contact RMS support line on 0800 774 418....

8. Family Court rewrite submission: Office of Childrens Commissioner [pdf, 340 KB]

   ...children’s rights are upheld in the family justice system; these changes should be aligned with the development of such a mechanism. INCLUSION OF CHILDREN’S VIEWS IN FAMILY DISPUTE RESOLUTION 11 Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) is a service to help separated parents and guardians reach agreement about caring for their children. The 2014 reforms introduced FDR as a mandatory requirement before an application can be made to the Family Court. 12 FDR providers are required by law to...

9. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Family Works Northern [pdf, 415 KB]

   ...arrangements cannot be self-resolved. Whatever the ultimate recommendations are, we ask that the Panel recommends that FDR continues to sit as the substantive service in which parties must attempt to engage before a Judge receives an application for a parenting order, unless there are risks and safety issues attached. To move away from this approach which was introduced in 2014, would be to shift away from the model of best practice which now exists in almost every Western Family J...

10. Rohipa v Campbell - Estate of Te Maungarongo Wiremu or Morgan Kingi (2008) 184 Gisborne 294 (184 GIS 294) [pdf, 475 KB]

    ...application and that their consent should be obtained for including the three whangai in the succession orders and the establishment of a whanau trust. I noted that all the whangai were in fact the natural grandchildren of the deceased and could inherit through their natural parents, all of whom are children of the deceased. Notices and Letters of Opposition [8] On 3 October 2007, lam, a natural child of the deceased, filed a notice of intention to appear on the application and a...