by Alex McDonald | Apr 21, 2024 | Divorce Property Lawyer
My husband owned a home before our relationship began. During our relationship we used that home as a rental and used the rent income to pay for holidays for us both. We also used a mortgage over that home to borrow to buy another property. Now that we have agreed to...
by Alex McDonald | Apr 15, 2024 | Trust Barrister Auckland
WHAT ARE TRUSTEES? Trustees are the people who are in charge of the money or other property which is the subject of the trust – usually there are two or more trustees but sometimes there is only one. For all trusts, the trustees receive the trust property from someone...
by Alex McDonald | Apr 14, 2024 | Family Lawyer
What is family violence? Family violence is often hidden but it affects adults and children across all age groups, ethnicities and socio-economic groups. It encompasses physical, sexual and psychological abuse and includes patterns of behaviour made up of a number of...
by Alex McDonald | Jun 1, 2020 | Estate Litigation Barrister
Contrary to what most people believe, if someone dies without a will (known as dying intestate), their estate does not go to the government. Instead, their estate is distributed amongst family members according to the Administration Act 1969. The Administration Act...
by Alex McDonald | May 14, 2020 | Estate Litigation Barrister, Family Protection Act
FAMILY PROTECTION ACT 1955 CASE NOTES Here you will find case summaries of how the Court has dealt with actual Family Protection Act 1955 claims. The names of the parties have been anonymised and some of the financial figures have been updated.[1] Jones v Sharma –...
by Alex McDonald | Jan 30, 2020 | Relationship Property
10 MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP PROPERTY QUESTIONS ANSWERED What is the Property (Relationships) Act 1976? The Property (Relationships) Act (PRA) is the New Zealand statute which sets out the law under which property owned by couples is divided when they divorce. For...
by Alex McDonald | Nov 18, 2019 | Relationship Property
What’s mine’s mine and what’s yours is mine: Who gets the beach house? Most people understand that the family home gets divided equally when couples decide to divorce. But what happens when divorce property includes a beach house that was bought with an inheritance of...
by Alex McDonald | Nov 18, 2019 | Relationship Property
Divorce property disputes: With skyrocketing house prices do increases in value of separate property get shared? It’s no news to anyone that the value of New Zealand properties have risen steeply in value over the last 10 years. In relationship property disputes, an...
by Alex McDonald | Oct 21, 2019 | Trust Barrister Auckland, Trust Law
GETTING THE REAL OIL: ADDLEMAN v LAMBIE (BENEFICIARIES’ RIGHTS TO TRUST INFORMATION) Alex McDonald, Trust Barrister Auckland Addleman v Lambie[1] gave the Court of Appeal an opportunity to apply Erceg[2] to a fresh set of facts. THE FACTS Prudence Addleman and her...
by Alex McDonald | Oct 21, 2019 | Relationship Property
Dividing Relationship Property after Death What can I do if my spouse or partner has died leaving a will that leaves me with nothing or doesn’t adequately provide for me? The most important thing to know here is that the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (PRA) gives...
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