In 19th-century diplomatic Latin, the original sentence was in statu quo res erant ante bellum “in the state in which things were before the war”. This gave rise to the shorter form status quo ante bellum “the state in which (it was) before the war”, indicating the withdrawal of enemy troops and restoration of power […]

Should we be encouraging men and women to represent themselves in the familycaught? Surely, if we trusted the values and integrity of the “judges”, then legal workers wouldn’t be required at all? By emphasising their unpredictability and unreliability, “judges” put massive pressure on to parents, to be fleeced by their junour brethren, the legal workers […]

I’m a 45 year old, white male, well educated and (my opinion only and reading on, I have no doubt many of you will question this claim) of above average intelligence. I run my own custom audio/visual integration business (TV’s, stereos, etc), I’m far too busy and incredibly dis-organised as a result. My wife of […]

Are things balancing for fathers in Family Court proceedings as Judge Boshier (head Judge of the FC) tries to make us believe is a question I raised on another site that helps fathers through this difficult time. Here is an agreed comment back from fathers who work with cases. My personal experience is that – […]

The Innocence Project New Zealand Conference at Wellington’s Victoria University last week proved to be an extremely interesting and educational three days. Organised by Matthew Gerrie & Maryanne Garry, the project is primarily a group of scientists, writers and lawyers who aim to investigate possible cases wrongful conviction in the New Zealand legal system, educate […]

Link : What National is saying is that they are going to give our Police the same authority of a Judge to issue an interim injunction. This is an injunction that will automatically stop one party from associating with any children in that relationship.

An alert reader has noticed that we should be publicising this important piece of upcoming legislation. Thanks for the heads-up Mike. Download the proposed Family Courts Matters Bill here. [1297 Kb pdf] Submissions to the Social Services Select Committee on this bill are due on 29th October. The Parliamentary debate at the introduction of this […]

Let a women have her way regardless. The flight was already 15 minutes late leaving, dogged by continual relocation of passengers to accommodate lone children. There was frustration in the tone of the flight officer’s voice as he announced a delay due to documentation. At this point one attendant was moving two passengers from one […]

I draw readers’ attention to our laws on unlawful sexual connection. Note particularly the section on consent, which seems to allow almost any situation to be defined as unlawful. If you are considering having sex with someone (I will assume for this posting it is a woman), keep in mind the following information.

The following is an excerpt from the daily 3 news e-missive detailing lead stories to be seen on 6:00 pm news. Woman jailed after drug-fuelled sex with 14-year-old 27-year-old Nelson woman Kursty Anne Hunter has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for supplying a 14-year-old boy drugs and having sex with him. The boy’s […]

An article in the Herald yesterday entitled “Teen, 16, in violent tiff with lover, 42” highlighted the gender double standards and female privilege applied by police, Courts and the media. Police treated the case as one of domestic violence by a male and charged him accordingly. If the young person had been female and the […]

Daughter’s divorce of mum overturned by Irene Chapple – Sunday Star Times A highly controlling mother whose daughter effectively divorced her through the court system has won back guardianship through a High Court appeal, in which the judge criticised the Family Court for interfering. Another case that should have been thrown out by the Family […]

I am men’s activist engaged in a Victoria University review of family law. Currently I am critiquing sections 7, 9A, 13 & 18B of the Property (Relationships) Act 1976. Section 7 relates to assets outside New Zealand. Section 9A defines when separate property becomes property of the relationship. Section 13 allows unequal sharing if extraordinary […]

Jimmy Bagnall launches the Republicans Auckland Central Campaign. It is the “fix that which is broken principle” says Mr Bagnall. Get rid of the family court and fix the family. – We need real evidence in court cases. – Mediation not agrevation. – Real support for struggling families, not lawyers.

From stuff While no formal custody orders were in place, the child’s mother was the primary caregiver, and the girl was taken without the woman’s permission, said Detective Sergeant Dave Clifford, of Palmerston North police.

The return of Eb Leary to the ranks of our legal profession shows a disturbing lack of reality amongst some in the legal profession and judiciary that have supported his return to practising law. This is a man who involved himself, not in the representation of criminals, in a fair trial, but in the operation […]

UnitedFuture deputy leader Judy Turner says the Family Court Matters Bill just introduced to Parliament fails to address any of the major problems of the Family Court. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0708/S00311.htm (link? icon brings up a blank box)

Judges’ gowns are to make a comeback in the Family Court after its principal judge called for a change to help the court to be taken more seriously. Family Court judges and lawyers are currently forbidden by law from wearing either gowns or wigs “to prevent unnecessary formality”. Principal Judge Peter Boshier said he asked […]

Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan agrees women should educate themselves and start saving for retirement. “A man is not a financial plan,” she says. Auckland University economics lecturer Susan St John says linking a tax credit only to paid work cheapens the importance of caregiving. “Once you start to reward work and tie saving incentives to […]

Sent from a NZ father via Jim Bagnall In the past Marriage Guidance Counselors have supported me but this has had no effect on the Court. I now have a new two year old relationship. Things are working now how they are meant to be and things are falling into place. The public needs to […]

from ABC. Children as young as 10 in custody The report says there are hundreds of children under the age of 13 in custody. But the report also shows the younger someone is put in custody the more likely they are to reoffend.

I’ve just listened to a [sorry, this item is no longer available from radionz – Admin] http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/aft/aft-20070807-1607-The_Panel_part_1-064.mpx podcast of Dr Vivian Roberts talking about child abuse to Jim Moira on ‘The Panel’, broadcast on National Radio, Wednesday 8th August. Viv is a general practitioner in Hawkes Bay and a Fathers Coalition representative. He claims, very […]

The BBC reported that “A Romanian man sets himself on fire in Bucharest in a desperate bid to get custody of his son who is living in Spain.” They showed a picture here. Unfortunety it doesn’t give us any more information. “Get custody” may in reality mean; to have a meaningful relationship.? The average wage […]

I have just been graciously allowed the privilege to post to this web site. I have been thinking of several topical things I could post about but dismissed each one as being rather tangential. Then I discovered that the Labour party backed by the Greens is once again slipping in yet more regulation designed to […]

Attempt to improve breast feeders’ rights http://www.tv3.co.nz Labour MP Steve Chadwick has drawn up legislation which will make it illegal to ask someone not to breastfeed. The passage of this legislation could be quite interesting. Lets look at some of the other considerations that need to be taken into account, in particular the breast feedees […]