New Zealand Family Law - A Dramatic Year of Change
(1982) 2 Oxford J of Legal Studies 146.
Posted: 9 Mar 2015
Date Written: 1982
Abstract
The 1980 session of the New Zealand Parliament saw the passage of perhaps the most substantial package of family law legislation in the country's history. Hardly an aspect of family law remains untouched. The changes, most of which are in force from October 1981, are both substantive and procedural. They affect divorce, maintenance, matrimonial property, custody, access, and the court system for determining domestic disputes itself. Of other areas, future legislation is promised on domestic violence and a review is under way of the law relating to adoption. It is the purpose of this article to outline briefly the most important of the changes which have taken place.
Keywords: Divorce, Maintenance, Matrimonial Property, Custody, Access, Family Court, Law Reform, Contribution, Social Security.
JEL Classification: K39
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Bill Atkin (Contact Author)
Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law ( email )
PO Box 600
Wellington, 6140
New Zealand