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FREE COMMUNITY SUPPORT
for disputes between guardians

 

“The Child's welfare and best interest to be paramount” 

 Section 4-COCA (Care of Children Act 2024) 

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GUARDIANS OF OUR CHILDREN
BECOME THE GUARDIAN OF YOUR
CHILDREN'S FUTURE

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We are New Zealand's first charity created and run by parents who have successfully utilised the family court process to achieve a high level of co-parenting.  Along with our trusted professionals, we offer free community education programmes for parents in dispute to help achieve what is in their children’s welfare and best interest.  

 

Our main focus is to help guardians through our unique peer support programmes to navigate the emotional storms of separation and bridge the knowledge gap between guardians and industry professionals.  We assist with resolving safety issues and provide valuable guidance around workable interim and final parenting orders.  Our job is to simplify what appears to affected whanau [family] to be a complex and convoluted process.

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GUARDIANS OF OUR CHILDREN
PROGRAMMES & MAKE THEM PROUD SERIES

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Tautoko E Nga Tane

Dad’s weekly online support meetings, where fathers learn from those who have travelled the path before and succeeded.

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Make Them Proud Series Week 1:  PARENTAL DISPUTES OVERVIEW & THE CHILD’S LIKELY TRAJECTORY

We begin the series with this three-hour seminar where we discuss the disputes process from the beginnings of family violence in the home to post-court family dynamics...

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Make Them Proud Series Week 4:  PARENTING ORDERS & PARENTING DYNAMICS

This seminar covers how to apply for one, as well as the varying parenting dynamics throughout the court process and beyond, co-parenting, parallel parenting and counter parenting... 

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Make Them Proud Series Week 7: MAKE THEM PROUD REVIEW & PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

In this final three-hour session, we recap the previous six weeks and how the different approaches affect the child’s life trajectory and their relationships with their parents and family...

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Tautoko E Nga Wahine

Weekly online support, where mothers who have navigated successfully through the storm help others do the same.

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Week 2: THE PEOPLE, THEIR ROLES AND YOU

We explore the various roles of judges, lawyers, court registrars, Family Court Kaiārahi, counsellors, specialist report writers, mediators, social workers, and community law centres...

 

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Make Them Proud Series Week 5: PROTECTION ORDERS & SUPERVISED CONTACT

Protection orders are a necessary tool to quell family violence, allowing both respondents and applicants the time and space needed to resolve matters peacefully...

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Epsom Family Court Support Group

Our sister charity offers a free drop-in service every Thursday from 6.30pm-8pm. 

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Make Them Proud Series Week 3: WIN ON PAPER

Coming to terms with the paperwork will go a long way towards managing the stress of the disputes process. Even if you’re legally represented, it is crucial to have at least a basic understanding... 

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Make Them Proud Series Week 6: SELF-LITIGATION

Anyone can self-litigate, but very few do it well, and fewer still do it successfully. At this seminar, we explore the common mistakes made and how one can maximise their chances of success...

"The knowledge and strategies I learnt from the Make Them Proud workshop allowed me to successfully negotiate a mutual care arrangement for my kids.

I am so happy right now."

Father of two

"I've been a lawyer for 30 years, and I have never seen anything like the Make Them Proud Workshop."

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