Discontinuance of parenting orders
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From: Dave
Dear Ministry of Justice,
I will like to know how many discontinuance of parenting orders have been made since 2013 and which gender has filed the discontinuance.
Yours faithfully,
Dave
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From: Media
Ministry of Justice
Kia ora,
This is just an email in response to your below request to clarify whether
by “discontinuance of parenting orders” the you are asking for the:
o number of discontinuance orders made which relate to applications for
(interim and final) parenting orders filed under section 47 of the
Care of Children Act 2004 (CoCA)
OR
o the number of applications filed under section 56 of CoCA for
parenting orders to be varied or discharged.
It is not possible to file for a parenting order to be discontinued.
However, it is possible to file for a parenting order to be varied or
discharged.
Ngâ mihi,
Media Team
Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tâhû o te Ture
P +64 4 918 8836
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Dear Ministry of Justice,
I will like to know how many discontinuance of parenting orders have been
made since 2013 and which gender has filed the discontinuance.
Yours faithfully,
Dave
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From: Dave
Dear Media,
Thankyou for your reply. To clarify my query, if a party has filed for a parenting order and the other party responds filing a response in opposition to a final parenting order, I would like to know how many of these responses in opposition are discontinued. IE The other party files a Notice of Discontinuance with the court.
Yours sincerely,
Dave
From: Dave
Dear Media,
Thankyou for your response. However I'm not sure if this is a semantics issue or a misunderstanding. If a respondent chooses to exit the the Family Court process, their lawyer will submit a Notice of Discontinuance. I know of several people who been through this process where they have simply given up on pursuing parental orders and walk away from the process. Notice of Discontinuance is Rule 195A Family Court Rules 2002: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulati...
Yours sincerely,
Dave
From: Media
Ministry of Justice
Kia ora,
Please see attached the response to your OIA request of 28 April 2021.
Ngā mihi,
Media Team
Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
P +64 4 918 8836
[1][email address] | [2]justice.govt.nz
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