Divorce Café
by Henderson Reeves Lawyers
Latest episode
Occupation rent after separation - is it fair? With Amanda Donovan
Occupation rent after separation - is it fair? With Amanda Donovan
About this podcast
A podcast that demystifies, detangles and (hopefully) detoxes the legal process that follows a separation or divorce with the experts in the relationship property area. Lawyers and friends Taina Henderson and Shelley Funnell have tapped into their network and bring you smart and funny interviews with top lawyers and experts about their biggest cases, the law, and what you need to know to get through a separation in NZ.
Episodes
- Occupation rent after separation - is it fair? With Amanda Donovan · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 13Is it fair to let your partner stay in the home, and a year later charge them rent? What if you are paying rent and still having to chip in for the mortgage? Occupation Rent is…
- What is Collaborative Law? with Selina-Jane Trigg · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 12If you have ever wished there were a better way of resolving relationship property issues than lawyers' letters and Court room battles this episode is for you. A structured…
- What is Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) with Gaye Greenwood · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 11Parenting after separation is tricky. So where to do you go for help when things aren't working? FDR is a subsidised mediation service that is designed to get parents resolving…
- Business Breakups: how to break up without breaking the business · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 10What happens when you break up when you are also in business together? Can you keep running it together? What can go wrong? Does it ever go right? If you have been watching Ted…
- Who keeps the family home and other burning questions. · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 9What happens to the family home when you separate? Who has to move out? Can it be sold out from under you? What if you live in a trust owned house or a rental? We discuss these…
- Putting the house in a trust (a cautionary tale) with Viv Crawshaw KC and barrister Sam Wilson · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 8When is it safe to put your house in a trust? That's a question that went all the way to the Supreme Court this year... and spoiler alert, the answer is that the only way to put…
- Judge Lex de Jong: an insider's guide to the Family Court · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 7Does it sound too judgey to say this interview was full of surprises? Kicked out of Morrinsville High School as a teenager, Judge de Jong had a winding path to law, but once he…
- Parenting Disputes Across International Borders: What is the Hague Convention? · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 6What happens when a couple separate while living overseas, and only one wants to return home? If you no longer agree on where to live...what happens to the children? We were…
- What about the kids: Children and the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 5Why aren't we judging our relationship property laws by how well they protect children? Champion of children's rights, much loved family law lecturer and family law reformer…
- Understanding Mediation with mediator Tony Lendrum · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 4Highly successful mediator and ex Family Court Judge Tony Lendrum gives his top tips for a successful mediation, explains why mediation can save you money, and shares his…
- Contracting out agreements: do you need a prenup? with relationship property expert Amanda Morgan · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 3Navigating a contracting out agreement conversation is never easy. Knowing why we have them and what different arrangements can be put in place can make it a better and less…
- Spousal Maintenance - financial support after a separation with legal legend Vivienne Crawshaw KC · 49 minIn this episode we talk to our hero Vivienne Crawshaw (King's Counsel) about her epic battle in the case of McQueen v Penn - at the time the highest maintenance award ever made…
- DIY Relationship Property Division with Stuart Henderson · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 1This episode delves into when you can do your own relationship property division, when you should not, and how to set yourself up for success. Veteran Family Court lawyer Stuart…
