Family Law & Anti-Discrimination Practice

Family Law

Our family law section is headed by Justin Cotton. Justin has a number of years experience as a family lawyer. He provides advice in the following areas:

• Drafting of pre-nuptial agreements
• Residence and Contact negotiations and advocacy
• Marital dissolution, negotiations and litigation
• Child support and maintenance
• Dissolution of de facto and same sex relationships
• Hague Convention matters
• Family law matters concerning New Zealand or Trans-Tasman issues

Anti-Discrimination Practice

Justin also heads our anti discrimination practice. He represents clients that are the victims of any type of discrimination whether it be gender, sexual preference, cultural or racial discrimination. Justin has published articles in newspapers on point.

Advice includes:

• What constitutes discrimination?
• The appropriate forum for disputes
• The procedure for resolving dispute