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Archive of March 2013

Mark Miller now in private practice

Tue 19th March 2013:

Hello John I understand you are the owner and administrator of Menz.org.nz. My name is Mark Miller and I am a practising barrister and have been a child support review officer for IRD for over 12 years. My work with the IRD is highly regarded by the department and my name is mentioned regularly in […]

Politicians frightened to admit fathers are vital

Conspiracy of silence on value of marriage: Politicians frightened to admit fathers are vital, says top family lawyer. Supporting marriage has become a ‘no go area’ for our politicians says Baroness Deech. She says an absence of fathers is ‘harming’ the next generation of children. Politicians are ‘too afraid’ of offending cohabiting partners or single […]

Child Support Changes Overdue

From the ODT, http://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/editorial/249830/child-support-changes-overdue Note the spin doctoring from Dunne, particuarly the claim this version of child tax is fairer.

Do Men Become Better Fathers after Divorce?

Wed 13th March 2013:

Before you read this is a totally Australian Article! http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/8415439/Do-men-become-better-fathers-after-divorce

Confirmation of the rumour …..

Mon 11th March 2013:

Changes to Child Support were supposed to be implemented on 1 April THIS year, now it’s been put off to next year. Way to go Mr Dunnothing. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10870575

Maximum percentage of CS tax based on PAYE income

Sat 9th March 2013:

Hi All I remember hearing somewhere that IRD CS aren’t allowed to take more than 25% of a liable parents income per month. Can anyone confirm if that’s true or not? If this is so is it based on gross or nett income? The other thing I was wondering is about arrears? Is arrears regarded […]

Paternity testing when father is deceased or not available

Fri 8th March 2013:

Paternity testing is carried out as a proof of biological relations between a child and an alleged father. In a normal case, obtaining a sample from the said father is as simple as a swab from the mouth. If the alleged parent is deceased however, the entire process is a bit more complicated. Fortunately, it […]

CYF, do they do anything useful??

Mon 4th March 2013:

OK, this is probably a rhetorical question and I would imagine that the answer is ‘no they are completely useless’ , but my daughter is at risk and I don’t know where to turn.

Here we go again …..

Once again a man dies and the headline is about his wife and child. Typical feminist journalism at it’s finest. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10868980

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