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  1. Drake v Drake [2021] NZFC 10554

    Determination — safety hearing — alleged assault on child. This was a safety hearing to determine what contact a child should have with his father. The…

  2. Henry v Henry [2023] NZFC 11590

    Nuptial trust — dissolution — jurisdiction — Property (Relationships) Act 1976, ss 1M, 1N, 8, 13, 18, 44, 44C — Family Proceedings Act 1980,…

  3. Wade v Wade [2023] NZFC 8162

    Reserved judgment — leave to commence proceedings — parenting orders — relocation — consent — materiality — Care of Children Act 2004, ss 4, 5,…

  4. Re Jacobs [2023] NZFC 8318

    Adoption — step parent adoption — dispensing with father's consent for adoption — alienation — Adoption Act 1955 — M v M FC Wellington FAM-2006-085-628,…

  5. New Zealand Police v MG [2024] NZDC 4551

    Sentencing — assault — discharge without conviction — neurodiversity — name suppression — Sentencing Act 2002, ss 106 & 107 — Criminal Procedure Act 2011,…

  6. New Zealand Police v Marshall [2023] NZDC 13508

    Sentencing — application for discharge without conviction — assault — Crimes Act 1961. The defendant appeared for sentence having been found guilty on one charge of…

  7. New Zealand Police v Marshall [2023] NZDC 5516

    Judge alone trial — assault — excess of force — Criminal Procedure Act 2011, ss 105 & 106 — Crimes Act 1961, ss 2, 39,…

  8. R v Stevens [2021] NZDC 12780

    Oral judgment — resisting arrest — beyond reasonable doubt — acquittal. The defendant faced one charge of resisting arrest by a police officer. The defendant had…

  9. Martin v Craddock [2023] NZFC 7758

    Testamentary promise — work and service — nexus between service and promise — failure to make promised provision — Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949…

  10. New Zealand Police v UA [2022] NZYC 146

    Disposition of charges — burglary — theft — theft ex car — unlawfully taking a motor vehicle — unlawfully using a motor vehicle — duty…