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Wynn Williams Lawyers are most popular: within Intellectual Property topic(s) with Senior Company Executives, HR and Inhouse Counsel in Oceania with readers working within the Accounting & Consultancy, Business & Consumer Services and Chemicals industries It generally takes two to tango when it comes to relationship property disputes in New Zealand. But can those disputes extend to throuples who separate?

In New Zealand, the concept of guardianship is governed primarily by the Care of Children Act 2004. Guardians hold the authority and legal responsibility for making important decisions about a child's life. Parents are ordinarily the guardians of their child. Guardians are expected to act in the child's best interest at all times and must consult with each other and agree on important decisions (such as care, place of residence, religion, education/schooling and medical treatment).