Helen Mc Queen

The Law Commission is currently reviewing succession law, which is the law that addresses who should get a person's property when they die. It's important law that affects all New Zealanders… Audio

The Law Commission is reviewing the law around who should get a person's property when they die. Historically New Zealanders tend to leave their wealth to their family, in particular a surviving… Audio

Domestic violence victims want the proposed changes to the laws for dividing property after divorce to take into account family violence.

RNZ spoke to women who have had to pay hundreds of thousands… Audio

The days of a straight 50-50 property split in the event of a relationship breakdown could be numbered if Law Commission recommendations are adopted by the government. The commission has released its… Audio

The Law Commission wants an overhaul of the rules for dividing up property when a couple splits up, saying they are out-of-date and have failed to keep up with social change.

It's made 140… Audio

Court ordered sales of houses in divorce cases appear to be on the rise as the cost of breaking up, takes a financial toll on separating couples. Auckland family lawyer, Jeremy Sutton has noticed an… Audio

The Law Commission says it's time to end the simple solution of splitting property equally when a marriage breaks up. It suggests if one partner owned a home before the relationship began, only the… Audio

The Minister for Justice has asked the Law Commission for advice on changing abortion law but what do the Commissioners have to do? Audio

The New Zealand Law Commission is undertaking a review of how couples' assets are divided should they break up. Under current law it's a 50-50 split if the couple is married, in a civil union or a de… Audio