Spousal maintenance is an important aspect of the financial arrangements after separation – much needed by the applicant and often resisted by the respondent. This webinar will update you on the latest principles to come out of High Court appeals in the last couple of years. It will cover practical tips and considerations, and other topics including:

• How the Court will approach a situation where a respondent has insufficient income but access to trust or other resources
• When interim spousal maintenance should include legal and accounting fees
• What can be included as a party’s reasonable needs
• The assessment of quantum.

Learning objectives

By attending this webinar you will:

• Be up to date with recent case law and its implications.
• Gain confidence with aspects of spousal maintenance applications.

Who should attend

Family and civil litigation lawyers.

Book

A PDF book is included in the webinar fee and will be emailed to you along with your ticket, one week before the webinar.

Format

Held online, you will be emailed a link to join the webinar one week before. For information on what is required to participate in the webinar, click here. PowerPoint slides will be emailed out after 3pm the day before the webinar.

Fee (Incl GST)

Law Society Members benefit from up to 30% off
Webinar

• $115 – Law Society members & associate members
• $165 – Non-members
• $449 – Webinar Study Group - more info
• 2+1 registrations - more info (must be arranged at time of booking)

Do you want to register more than one person for this course? Use the 'register others' button below or Click here

Time

• Webinar 4.00pm - 5.00pm, Monday 31 March 2025

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Webinar	31 March 4.00pm-5.00pm
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Presenter

Helen Radinovich Hobson Chambers, Auckland Helen practises in all areas of family law, including relationship property, trust and estate claims, spousal maintenance, care of children and family violence. She has been on the Law Association’s Family Law Committee since 2018 and the Law Society’s Family Law Section Advisory Panel since 2019. Helen regularly presents seminars on family law topics.

CPD

Attendance at the live webinar

• If you attended the live webinar, you will receive an electronic certificate of attendance as verification for your CPD records.
• You can view and hear the presentation again, as many times as you wish in your own time for no additional cost.

Registration but non-attendance on the day

• Under the CPD Scheme only those who attend a live webinar are eligible to claim CPD hours.
• If you registered but were unable to attend on the day, you can view and hear the archived recording of the presentation.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

You may cancel your registration eight working days in advance of an event, and you will receive a refund less a 25% administration fee. If you cancel less than eight working days in advance of the event, no refund is payable. If you are unable to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. If you wish to do so you must advise CLE in writing of the change. NZLS CLE reserves the right to close registrations, and, cancel or reschedule an event as necessary. Where an event is cancelled by CLE, a full refund is payable.