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Family Proceedings Act 1980

Overseas maintenance - Applications from persons in Convention countries

145: Applications for maintenance by applicants residing in Convention countries

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"Getting child support from someone in New Zealand if you live overseas"

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If you live in a country that has an agreement with New Zealand, you can apply for maintenance from someone who lives in New Zealand. The Secretary will send your application to the nearest District Court office in New Zealand. This office is the one closest to where the person you are asking for maintenance from lives or last lived.

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Part 8Overseas maintenance
Applications from persons in Convention countries

145Applications for maintenance by applicants residing in Convention countries

  1. Where the Secretary receives from the responsible authority in a Convention country—

  2. an application by a person who claims to be entitled to recover maintenance from a person who is for the time being residing in New Zealand; or
    1. an application for the variation, suspension, or discharge of an order made under this section—
        1. the Secretary shall cause the application, together with all relevant accompanying documents, to be sent to the Registrar of the office of the District Court in New Zealand that is nearest to the place in New Zealand at which the respondent resides or is last known to have resided.

      Notes
      • Section 145: replaced, on , by section 21 of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 144).
      • Section 145: amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
      • Section 145: amended, on , by section 10(1) of the Department of Justice (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 39).