submissions received by the Law Commission indicated that the vast majority of relationship property matters are resolved out of court and that generally, out of court resolution is quicker and less expensive than court-based resolution and can result in more enduring and satisfactory outcomes for separating partners and their children. This has certainly been our experience in terms of our Family Law mediation, arbitration and arb-med services and therefore it is not surprising that the Law Commission’s recommendations are largely focused on encouraging partners to resolve their relationship property matters out of court whenever appropriate. The FDR Centre provides a highly respected well established specialist private dispute resolution service for parties wanting to resolve disputes concerning relationship property and the division of assets on separation that is robust and certain, yet innovative in its commonsense approach to resolving these challenging types of disputes promptly and privately and cost effectively. Don’t become the next relationship property litigation statistic or ‘identity’. Scott v Williams should be a salutary lesson. If you are a party to a relationship property dispute, irrespective of the value, talk to your lawyer about using the FDR Centre’s Family Law services today. We deal with disputes involving relationship property involving sums in dispute ranging from just a few thousand dollars to tens of millions providing fixed fee services for low value disputes (under $50K) and capped fees for all other services. Contact us to find out how we can help you or your clients today.
About the author
John is a professional arbitrator, mediator and adjudicator based in Auckland, New Zealand.
John is the Director and founder of the Family Dispute Resolution Centre.
The FDR Centre works with the most respected and experienced FDR mediators to help you and your family resolve conflict out of court. John Green
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