What happens when the family home is in your name, but you leave it after a relationship break down - are your rights affected if your ex-partner dies or if they meet a new partner? I talk...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
When you separate from your partner, what date is used to value your assets? What if the asset decreases in value between the time you separate and the time you reach agreement? And how do...Read More
Kathryn Ryan of Radio NZ's Nine to Noon, discusses the selling of the family home when couples break up. Court ordered sales of houses in divorce cases appear to be on the rise as the...Read More
This article by Susan Edmunds, was first published in Stuff.co.nz. I'm at a loss as to how to go forward. My partner and I separated three years ago and have a house with a valuation of...Read More
Often when a relationship breaks down one of the priorities is the sale of the jointly owned property. In some cases where there is no agreement for sale one party may decide to take...Read More
Question: I have been separated from my wife for three years. We have three children aged between 7 and 11. All this time, we have been going back and forth between lawyers, and are no further...Read More
Q. My partner and I are separating after nearly 4 years together and we are still friends at this stage.We were saving for a house, so there is about $500k in term deposits and our joint...Read More
If one person remains in the house after a relationship breakup while the other moves out, they can be compensated through the payment of "occupational rent". Q: My husband and I...Read More
A future Capital Gains Tax (CGT) has been centre stage recently, and while it is only a recommendation at this stage, it raises questions of how it would affect relationship property...Read More
As we come to the end of the holiday season a lot of relationships may have resulted in break-ups, and the Law Commission is pushing for changes to make sure things are even-handed for both...Read More
Question: My husband and I are separating after 10 years of marriage. For most of the time we've been together, my husband has been unreliable, and I've always contributed the most to the...Read More