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Family Protection Amendment Act 2008 Public Act Date of assent Commencement 2008 No 80 16 September 2008 see section 2 Contents 1 2 3 4 Title Commencement Principal Act amended Claims against estate of deceased person for maintenance Page 1 1 1 2 The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: 1 2 (1) Title This Act is the Family Protection Amendment Act 2008.

Commencement This Act comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor­General by Order in Council.
(2) One or more Orders in Council may be made appointing dif­ ferent dates for the commencement of different provisions and for different purposes.

3 Principal Act amended This Act amends the Family Protection Act 1955.
1 s 4 4 Family Protection Amendment Act 2008 2008 No 80 Claims against estate of deceased person for maintenance Section 4 is amended by repealing subsection (3) and substi­ tuting the following subsections: “(c) “(a) “(b) “(3) An application must be served on the following persons: the spouse or civil union partner of the deceased: a de facto partner who was living in a de facto relation­ ship with the deceased at the date of his or her death: a child of a marriage, civil union, or de facto relation­ ship of the deceased, or a child of a marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship of any such child: a person entitled to apply who the Registrar of the Court considers, in his or her discretion, ought to be served because there are special circumstances rendering that desirable: a person entitled to apply who the Court considers, in its discretion, ought to be served because there are special circumstances rendering that desirable.
“(d) “(e) “(3A) Where an application has been ﬁled, orders for representation must be made in respect of the following persons: “(a) “(b) the persons referred to in subsection (3)(a) to (c); and any other person entitled to apply who the Court con­ siders, in its discretion, ought to be represented because there are special circumstances rendering that desirable.
“(3B) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (3A), it is not ne­ cessary to— “(a) “(b) make provision for the representation of any person on serve an application on any person; or an application.” 2 2008 No 80 Family Protection Amendment Act 2008 2 September 2008 2 September 2008 16 September 2008 Legislative history Divided from Family Courts Matters Bill (Bill 143–2) by committee of the whole House Third reading Royal assent This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
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