The Process
How do you wish to manage your separation ?
Registration fees for this service is based on annual subscription fee that can be paid by installments: weekly or fortnightly or monthly. Hardship Subsidy forms are available for whānau who are going through financial hardships.
- Do it yourself in the Family Court
This service is aimed for parents who wish to represent themselves in the Family Court without a legal representation. Our coaches are experienced self-litigants who are able to support and guide you through your proceedings. FDSS offers Self-Represented Litigants two types of service packages at different stages of their court proceedings;
Registration fees for this service is based on small annual subscription fee that can be paid by installments: weekly or fortnightly or monthly. Hardship Subsidy forms are available for whānau who are going through financial hardships.
- Ongoing Support
At the initial / mid stages of the Court proceedings
- Ongoing 1:1 Coaching & Support
- Legal Information & Court process
- Legal Documents & forms
- Reviewing documents & letters
- Filing & responding to applications
- Help with your decision making process
- Online Court Conferences support
- Interlocutory applications
Registration fees: Annual Subscription fee, that can be paid by installments: weekly or fortnightly or monthly. No-commitment
- McKenzie Friend Support Package
At the final stages of the Court proceedings
- Hearing preparations & training
- Help with organising your evidence
- Assistance with written & Oral submissions
- Cross-examination questions preparation
- In-Court Support / McKenzie friend
- Help with common bundles preparation
- Help with common bundles preparation
- Help with common bundles preparation
Service fee: one/off fee+ travel + accommodation fees depending on the work required & the case circumstances & complexity.
- Do it yourself out-of-Court
This service is aimed for parents who are newly separated or planning to separate in the foreseeable future or any couples want to resolve their parental disputes out of the court
- Dispute Resolution Coaching
For parents who are newly separated parents or planning to separate and require 1:1 ongoing coaching & support to resolve their disputes amicably out of the court
- Dispute resolution options
- Demystifying the separation process
- The Family Court process
- FDR - Family Mediation referrals
- Children & Property access
- Help with your decision making process
- How to do it right ?
Registration fees: Annual Subscription fee, that can be paid by installments: weekly or fortnightly or monthly. No-commitment
- Private agreement by Consent
For parents who are already separated or planning and have already reached a private agreement and want to turn their agreement into court orders
- Joint parenting applications
- Separation agreements templates
- Help with decision making process
- Tailored Parenting Plans
- Guardianship rights & Co-parenting
- Best practices to prevent/reduce parental conflict
- Best practices to prevent/reduce parental conflict
Service fee: one/off fee depending on the work required & the case circumstances & complexity.
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Registration fees for this service is based on small annual subscription fee that can be paid by installments: weekly or fortnightly or monthly. Hardship Subsidy forms are available for whānau who are going through financial hardships.