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Births, Deaths and Marriages - Whanautanga, Matenga, Marenatanga
Births, Deaths and Marriages is responsible for registration of births, deaths and marriages.
- Apply to register a birth, death or marriage
- Request a birth, death or marriage certificate
- Apply to change a name
- Find out about legal requirements for getting married
- Find out how to be appointed as a marriage celebrant
- Find family history records
- Download forms
- Access relevant law.
Contact:
Internal Affairs, Department of
Found In:
Family & Personal > Marriage/De Facto, Separation & Divorce
Languages: ENGLISH, MAORI
Format: Website
Dividing up Relationship Property (May 2008)
How property is divided when a relationship (whether married, de facto or same sex) is ended by separation or death.
Contact:
New Zealand Law Society
Found In:
Family & Personal > Marriage/De Facto, Separation & Divorce
Format: Brochure, Website
Division of Relationship Property (Apr 2006)
How property is divided under the Property (Relationships) Act.
Contact:
Citizens Advice Bureaux
Found In:
Family & Personal > Marriage/De Facto, Separation & Divorce
Format: Fact Sheet
Family Court Counselling (Mar 2006)
The Family Court arranges free and confidential counselling for couples who are having problems with their relationship, or who are separating and need help reaching agreement on issues such as arrangements for the care of their children.
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Justice System > Court, Family
Format: Fact Sheet
Cost: nil
Getting Married (2007)
Covers all legal and procedural requirements. Check with Births Deaths and Marriages for current charges. Call Free 0800 22 52 52
Contact:
Internal Affairs, Department of
Found In:
Family & Personal > Marriage/De Facto, Separation & Divorce
Format: Booklet
Living Together (Oct 2008)
Some areas of law that affect people who choose to live together without getting married or entering a civil union. Available as pdf or from pamphlets@lawyers.org.nz or community law centres, citizens advice bureaus or law firms. Free to individuals and non-profit community service organisations.
Contact:
New Zealand Law Society
Found In:
Family & Personal > Marriage/De Facto, Separation & Divorce
Format: Brochure
Cost: nil
Relationship property (Jul 2007)
A guide to how a couple's property is divided under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 when they separate.
Contact:
Justice, Ministry of
Found In:
Family & Personal > Marriage/De Facto, Separation & Divorce
Format: Brochure
The Mediation Conference
Information on Family Court mediation conferences. Available as pdf or from your local Family Court.
Contact:
Courts (Ministry of Justice)
Found In:
Family & Personal > Family Separation
Format: Fact Sheet
What Happens When Your Relationship Breaks Up? (Oct 2008)
Separation, dissolution (divorce), care of children, property, protection orders and other advice. Available as pdf or from pamphlets@lawyers.org.nz or community law centres, citizens advice bureaus or law firms. Free to individuals and non-profit community service organisations.
Contact:
New Zealand Law Society
Found In:
Family & Personal > Marriage/De Facto, Separation & Divorce
Format: Brochure, Website
Cost: Free