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		<title>New Zealand Marriage and Divorce Rates Declining</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article recently released in the New Zealand Herald confirmed that New Zealanders are getting married less and divorce numbers are also dropping. If you are looking to get married or divorced, these are significant times when your personal affairs need to be put in order (such as making a will once you are married [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defamation &#8211; what you need to know</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 03:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defamation claims have been a topic of interest lately with high profile figures such as Chris Cairns and Judith Collins taking legal action against attacks made on their reputations. A brief summary of defamation law in New Zealand and the main points that are needed to pursue or defend a defamation claim are set out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dark Side of Mortgagee Sales</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[While our economy recovers from the recent global recession, signs of economic lags continue to make its presence felt through increasing numbers of mortgagee sales. Figures reveal that by November last year 1,535 properties were brought to market as mortgagee sales compared to just 571 in 2007. The prevalence of mortgagee sales provides an opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption &#8211; an interesting case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wendy Galvin was Counsel for the applicants in an unusual adoption case involving an application to adopt by male civil union partners who are US citizens and NZ residents both of whom had engaged a surrogate in the United States while living there resulting in twin boy and girl babies being born in the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Cremation to Another Level &#8211; The Importance of Having a Will</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is important that you have a will and it is updated for any major developments in your life such as marrying (or living with a partner for more than three years), having a child or separating. A will is a document that provides for your estate after your death – by transferring your assets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changes to Legal Aid Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our team at Galvin Law undertake a lot of family law work which is funded by the Ministry of Justice (legal aid). Recently there have been proposals from the Government to dramatically cut back on funding and implement a fixed fee structure. The Law Society has provided submissions to the Government indicating that if the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Custody Disputes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently there have been some high profile cases about custody battles parents have had to return children to New Zealand who have been taken overseas. When a child involved in a custody dispute is removed to a country that is part of the Hague Convention the central authority of that country is involved in having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get your employment agreements right from the start</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is very important that when you employ a new employee that you get everything right from the start.  Unfortunately perhaps due to an eagerness to get the employee in and working often enough time is not spent on the Employment Agreement at the outset.  Of course, you do not usually realise it is an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mental Illness on the Rise for Children</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know that separating is emotionally difficult for our clients, but separating can also have a major impact on our clients&#8217; children. Recently an article was released indicating that mental illness is on the rise for children. While the article does not state that a family separating could be a trigger, there is helpful information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weddings &amp; Wills</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Death and Wills are not a typical topic of conversation when you are preparing for your wedding, but consideration should be given to Wills and Contracting Out Agreements (Pre-Nuptial Agreements) as marriage imposes significant obligations in relation to property division and the allocation of assets. If a person dies intestate (without leaving a Will), the [...]]]></description>
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