The section will apply where there is a real and significant difference between the respective income and living standards of each partner.
You may be aware that the Domestic Violence Act 1995 provides a means to give protection to any person who has shared a domestic relationship with another person, and who has then been subjected to violence by that other person.
Most people think their home is registered as a joint family home because both their names are on the title. This is WRONG !
The inclusion of de facto relationships within New Zealand's Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (“the Act”) effectively means de facto couples receive similar treatment, concerning disputes about property, to those who are married.
A Power of Attorney gives someone the authority to act on your behalf. Prior to the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 an attorney could not act on your behalf if you lacked mental capacity to give instructions to that attorney.
If you are married, or in a civil union or de facto relationship, the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 will have an impact on what happens to your property in the event of separation or death. The Act makes provision, however, for you and your spouse to specifically agree on what is to happen to your property by entering into a contracting out agreement.
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