Parenting disputes concerning a child’s day to day care and contact arrangements; ensuring that each child’s particular welfare and best interests are at the centre.

Guardianship disputes, including regarding matters such as a child’s place of residence, education or medical care, proposed relocations, and obtaining orders preventing the removal of a child from New Zealand.

Family violence matters, including obtaining urgent protection orders where appropriate.

Reproductive law involving surrogacy arrangements and embryo donations, including providing the necessary independent legal advice and submitting legal reports as part of the process of making an application to the Ethics Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology, and adoptions.

Relationship property matters, including preparing contracting out agreements during a relationship to ensure the protection of certain property and debts, and relationship property agreements dividing property and debts at the end of a relationship, and providing the requisite independent legal advice in respect of same.

Financial support at the conclusion of a relationship, including spousal maintenance where there is a deficit between a client’s income and their reasonable expenses, and child support for qualifying children of the relationship.

Applications under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act, where a person lacks capacity, either wholly or in part, to manage their own affairs and Court orders need to be sought to ensure their protection (such as to appoint a welfare guardian or property manager).

Family Protection Act claims, enabling those who are excluded or not adequately provided for on intestacy or under the terms of a will of a deceased family member to seek (some or further) maintenance or support from their estate.