by Virginia Bonanni | Nov 22, 2023 | FDR Centre, FDR Mediation, Mediation
Written by Richard Pidgeon In Peeling v Gordon [2023] NZFC 2857, an aunt sought to become her niece and nephew’s cultural adviser under the Care of Children Act 2004, after a failed attempt to have contact with them. This application was struck out as an abuse of the...
by Virginia Bonanni | Sep 12, 2023 | Sample
By Adrian Sharma Family and relationship conflicts can occur around different issues. While we traditionally tend to think of family disputes centring around the distribution of property and custody of children, the reality is that a number of these conflicts...
by Virginia Bonanni | Feb 15, 2023 | Sample
The ADR Centre launched its dedicated website. This follows the opening of the physical ADR Centre in August 2022, the first purpose-built centre for dispute resolution in New Zealand. The ADR Centre is the first true bricks-and-mortar centre for practitioners in New...
by Virginia Bonanni | Jan 25, 2023 | Family Law, FDR Centre, Mediation, Relationship Property, Trusts and Estates
By Sam Dorne Courts worldwide have long seen the benefits of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) such as mediation. However, the courts have either been constrained or unwilling to force parties to participate in the ADR process. The High Court in New Zealand has...
by Virginia Bonanni | May 31, 2022 | FDR Centre, FDR Mediation, Mediation
By Kate Holland Changes announced last week as part of the 2022 budget will affect how child support is paid to parents who receive a benefit at the sole parent rate. Starting 1 July 2023, child support payments will be passed on in full to these parents without the...
