When can a Beneficiary’s interest in a Trust be Relationship Property?
If a spouse or partner is a beneficiary of a trust, then that interest may be of a type sufficient to constitute "property" and capable...
12 Mar
Relationship Property
26 Dec
Trust Busting: The Case of Clayton v Clayton
Family trusts are a popular way of protecting property and managing assets. By transferring the ownership of assets to a trust, a settl...
26 Dec
Relationship Property After Death
Most people are aware that the Property (Relationships) Act ("the Act") is a statutory regime which classifies property as relationship...
26 Dec
Transferring Assets to a Trust during a Relationship
Family trusts are widely used in New Zealand. They can be set up to achieve a number of purposes but to what extent can trusts be used ...
26 Dec
Relationship Property and Trusts
Relationship property law divides assets into relationship property which, subject to certain exceptions, is divided equally on separat...
26 Dec
Relationship Property Agreements
The Property (Relationships) Act sets out the rules as to what is relationship property and what is separate property and how relations...
26 Dec
“Relationship Property” or “Separate Property”
The Property (Relationships) Act provides a set of legal rules which determine whether property is relationship property or separate pr...
26 Dec
What’s Mine is Not (Necessarily) Yours: Inheritances and Relationship Property
Married people and people who have been in a de facto relationship for three years or more face a difficult decision when they come to ...