Family Caught - how parent custody battles are wrecking children's lives
Jane Phare talks to parents, lawyers and experts in a three-part series.
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‘A warzone’: The brutal reality of the Family Court in New Zealand
Family Court is not an enjoyable experience for anyone involved.
Families at war: why kids get trapped in bitter Family Court battles
Who's to blame when couples fight over child custody, the Family Court or the parents?
Family Court hell: How can we fix it for parents and their kids?
What's being done to limit the fallout for kids being fought over in the Family Court.
Warring parents: Family Court experts warn of damage to children
Child experts tell of the damage children suffer when their parents fight in court.
The Ex-Files: 'My ex is using a trust to pay less child support'
Jeremy Sutton on ensuring child support is shared fairly.
'Over my dead body': Father attacks police officers uplifting his daughter
A parenting order stated the 4-year-old was meant to be in the care of her mother.
The Ex-Files: Mum worries kids too young for dad's surprise adventure
OPINION: Whitewater sojourn a surprise to the ex-wife, and could be to the kids too.
Māori mother ordered to return daughter, 7, to Australia
The mother argued the hapū she identified with had proclaimed itself a sovereign state.
Police apply to withdraw charges against broadcaster Sean Plunket
Plunket faced two charges of unlawfully publishing court documents.
Throuple's $2m property dispute ruling a 'minefield'
How the decision affects the workings of the courts is yet to be seen.
Polyamorous ex-throuple property dispute leaves Supreme Court split
The throuple lived in the multi-million dollar property together for 15 years.
OPINION: Some provisions of the Care of Children Act are vestiges of the colonial era.
Children once had the same legal status as pets and livestock.
Three mums and a dad: Little boy's adoption granted
One woman donated an egg, another was a surrogate, and the third adopted the baby.
Ambushed: Man jailed for vicious attack on lawyer in court house elevator
The victim continues to suffer from ongoing injuries sustained in the vicious attack.
Judge rules child should visit killer dad behind bars every month
Family Court finds prison visits to convicted murderer in child’s best interests.
Opinion: How to improve the Family Court
Jeremy Sutton says simplifying paperwork and changing court locations could go a long way.
Property split: 'Abusive' man must sell houses, give half of proceeds to mum of his four kids
Man tried to claim woman's jail term was a 'separation' which affected property rights.
'It's something we all fear could happen': Lawyer attacked in court lift speaks out
Family lawyer Brintyn Smith has described the long road to recovery that is ahead of him.
'Cloud of uncertainty': Children caught up in parents' international tug-o-war
The mother wanted them to remain in New Zealand, while the father wanted them in Europe.
Tug of love: Mother of Hawke's Bay girl Moana fails in bid to take custody case to Supreme Court
Highest Court turns down attempt to leap-frog Court of Appeal with new evidence.
Man who ‘checked out’ of his marriage in 2019 granted divorce, despite wife’s opposition
'It only takes one party to opt out of the marriage,' the judge said.
Family court step-dad decision may deter blended families, divorce lawyer says
The man paid for designer clothes and bags, holidays and the $24k tuition.
Court declares man girl’s stepdad, despite splitting from her mother
The man didn't feel he should have to keep supporting the teen once the marriage ended.