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  1. Government Response to Law Commision Report on New Issues in Legal Parenthood [pdf, 36 KB]

    ...biological relationship with a child; a person’s social or care giving relationship with a child and a person’s gestational relationship with a child; (ii) Whether the assumption underlying the current law, that a child should have no more than two parents, be amended to allow a child to have more than two parents identified in law; (iii) Whether the law should permit a child to have only one parent recognised in law; (iv) Whether the current statutory presumptions as to parenthood based...

  2. Download or request our printed publications

    ...need, whether they are forms, publications or judicial decisions. On this page: Victims information Courts - General Courts - Māori Land Courts Family Court - General Family Court - Care of Children Family Court - Separation and Divorce Family Violence Parenting Through Separation packs Victims' information MOJ# Title Type MOJ0048.1 Victims info wallet card (coming soon) Card MOJ0048.4  Victims code: for people affected by crime Poster MOJ0048.5 Victims information services Pos...

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  3. MOJ0500_MAR23_WEB.pdf [pdf, 248 KB]

    ...the world from their own perspective because they don’t have the experience to see the bigger picture. This may sometimes seem hurtful and unfair but you need to understand. Keeping children and their families together Your children need both parents in their lives, regardless of the issues in your relationship. They also need their family and whānau. Having grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends in their life is important. Making sure children maintain these relation...

  4. Family Justice Reforms: Executive summary - easy read [pdf, 3.7 MB]

    ...justice services. To separate is the same as:  breaking up  not living together any more  not being married any more. 8 Family justice services are things like:  Family Dispute Resolution  the Parenting Through Separation course  the Family Court. There is more information about:  Family Dispute Resolution on page 35.  the Parenting Through Separation course on page 36. 9 Who are the people...

  5. MOJ0610-Responding-to-a-Notice-of-Application-Large-Print.pdf [pdf, 232 KB]

    ...You should give your response in the timeframe shown on the ‘Notice to Respondent’. The time starts from the day you received a copy of the other person’s application. To suggest your own arrangements for the child, you can complete a ‘Parenting Order’ application. You can submit this at the same time as your ‘Notice of Response’. Get the form by • Visiting justice.govt.nz/notice-of-response • Freephone the Ministry of Justice on 0800 224 733 to be sent a...

  6. RIS: Strengthening the Family Court [pdf, 4.8 MB]

    ...the Ministry's ability to conduct further analysis and consultation on the preferred or other options. This RIA assesses options to address three key issues that impede the effective functioning of the Family Court in resolving disputes about parenting arrangements or guardianship matters. Those three key issues are: • unnecessary delay of resolution through the court; • insufficient support for parents, whanau and family; and • limited participation by children. CoCA i...

  7. MOJ0610-Responding-to-a-Notice-of-Application-Simplified-Chinese.pdf [pdf, 781 KB]

    ...务必将孩子的最大利益放在首位。参 加“分居期间子女抚养”课程可以帮 助您理解孩子看问题的角度,并了解 父母分居或家庭情况变化对他们有何 影响。 获取有关此课程的更多信息,请访问 justice.govt.nz/parenting-through- separation 或拨打免费的司法部电话 0800 224 733。 拥有安全感, 这是您的权利 如您或其他人感到不安全, 可以求助。 • 如果您或其他人面临即时的危险, ...

  8. Family Court rewrite submission: Skylight Trust [pdf, 497 KB]

    ...Wellington 6242 W Visit Skylight: skylight.org.nz Ministry of Justice Independent Panel Feedback 1. Feedback on the 2014 reforms and how they have affected families and children The continued negative impact on families and children when parents/caregivers separate is hard to measure. Reducing access to counselling – where parents can talk through their situation with an impartial and qualified person will have had flow-on effects for their children and whānau. 2...

  9. Family justice journey diagram [pdf, 539 KB]

    Informally agree to abide by parenting plan After several weeks, they complete the plan with support from the CAB and their families. Both Jayne and Rawiri agree to abide by the plan. Agree, but not sure about long-term commitment After several weeks, they complete the plan. But Rawiri isn’t confident Jayne will abide by the plan, so he visits the local Community Law Centre (CLC) for information on what else he can do. Option to get a court order While there, he...

  10. A new adoption system for Aotearoa New Zealand Discussion document [pdf, 1.8 MB]

    ...overview of the adoption process and therefore does not cover all aspects of the process. Other types of adoptions, including step-parent, intercountry and overseas adoptions, may follow a different process. 13 Journey map – Birth parent(s) This journey map is to aid people’s understanding of how birth parent(s) could move through the adoption system we are considering. It is designed to provide a simple overview of the adoption process and therefore does not cover all...