Relationship Property & Family Law
Whether you’re planning for the future - or need to resolve a current relationship matter - our specialist team is ready to help.
Whatever your circumstances, Wynn Williams is experienced in all facets of matrimonial, relationship and family law.
If you’re involved in a family dispute, we can guide you through this difficult time. We will provide you with sound strategies and solutions-focused advice.
We can also assist you with prudent strategic planning in the areas of trusts, wills, asset ownership and valuation.
Our areas of expertise include:
Estate Litigation More Less
Are you faced with a dispute regarding family property or an estate? We can assist with family protection claims, testamentary promises, and disputes as to the validity of wills (such as mental incapacity or duress).
Estate Planning More Less
Wynn Williams advises clients on all aspects of trusts, wills and estates. Together, we can work out a strategy that will provide for your family’s needs, both now and in the future, and achieve the outcomes you’re looking for.
Family Protection & Care of Children More Less
Our caring and experienced Family Law specialists can explain the options available in the law regarding the care of children. This includes custody, access and guardianship applications; child support; adoption; and national/international relocation cases. We can also assist with domestic protection applications.
Relationship Property More Less
If you’re in a relationship – whether marriage, civil union, or a de facto relationship – it’s important to understand how your property is owned. Our team can help you structure your property ownership in a way that’s fair, transparent and robust. And if your relationship is about to change or end, we can advise you on separation and property settlements, including your options in litigation.
- Counsel in various courts, including Court of Appeal, for mother on leading New Zealand case over her relocation with children to her country of birth.
- Mediation for Family Court in relationship property litigation.
- Advising in relation to asset structuring following the abolition of gift duty.
- Advising a national charity on restructuring, distribution and winding up of a charitable trust.
- Advising on and, negotiating and settling a complex relationship property settlement involving multiple business entities, farm land and trusts.