Adopting Your Step-Child: What You Need to Know
Most people think of adoptions as occurring in the traditional sense where a young child is adopted by a couple who are unrelated to him...
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Selina-jane Trigg
Feb 2, 20214 min read
When Saving On Legal Fees Costs You!
Rebecca had always been frugal. She and her husband, Brian, had scrimped and saved hard for what they had. Where possible, they preferred...
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Selina-jane Trigg
Feb 2, 20213 min read
The 1 Thing You Need to Do to Ensure Your Contracting Out Agreement Works
After years of careful saving and contributing to Kiwisaver, Murdoch was excited about buying his first home. On learning that Murdoch’s...
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Selina-jane Trigg
Feb 2, 20213 min read
Adoption – the Place of a Family’s Culture
The family who had just appeared in Court were all in tears as we walked out. There were hugs and expressions of gratitude all round and...
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Selina-jane Trigg
Feb 2, 20214 min read
The Critical Decision in Your Separation or Divorce
When faced with a separation or other family law issue, what’s one of the most critical, most impactful decisions you will make? My pick...
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Selina-jane Trigg
Feb 2, 20213 min read
Can You Rely on A Contracting Out Agreement?
Thirteen years ago, Terry spent considerable time and money getting a Contracting Out agreement (pre-nuptial agreement) completed with...
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Selina-jane Trigg
Feb 2, 20213 min read
Choosing the Right Resolution Process for You
The saying “there is more than one road leading to Rome” petty well sums up the situation for sorting out the legal, financial and...
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Selina-jane Trigg
Feb 2, 20215 min read
Sorting Out Your Separation or Divorce Without Lawyers’ Letters!
Do you believe that sorting out the legal and financial matters of your separation or divorce needs to involve letters being fired from...
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Selina-jane Trigg
Feb 2, 20213 min read
Keeping Hold of the Steering Wheel - Mediating Your Way to Resolution
Your choice of lawyer and the process you choose can have a huge impact on whether your separation is a matter of gently untying or...
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Selina-jane Trigg
Feb 2, 20214 min read
Keeping the Temperature Down in Disputes with Your Ex
Samantha was angry. I knew this not just because she said it. I could see it exuding from her in the way she sat - jaw clenched, tears...
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Selina-jane Trigg
Jan 4, 20213 min read
Your First Appointment with A Family Lawyer? Read this First!
With the beginning of a new year, I have been receiving enquiries from people wanting to come for a first appointment to talk about...
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Selina-jane Trigg
May 13, 20207 min read
Our Top 11 Tips for Getting Through a Family Law Issue
Whether your husband of 30 years has announced this morning he won’t be home tonight nor ever again; you’ve found yourself single and...
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Selina-jane Trigg
May 6, 20202 min read
Travelling Through Your Family Law Problem
In a team exercise at FLR, we all became either “travellers” or “travel agents”, all in our ongoing, never ending, quest to better...
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