Family Law

Hannah Robins

Hannah is a Law Clerk in our Family Law team in Tauranga. Prior to commencing her Law degree Hannah worked in the Tauranga Family Court Registry and has joined the family team to utilise this background. Hannah was raised in Tauranga but has previously studied and worked abroad in Canada, Australia, England and India before …

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Liana McSweeney

Liana is a Law Clerk in the Tauranga litigation team. Liana has recently moved back to Tauranga, after studying Law and Psychology in Dunedin. She is excited to gain experience in both criminal and civil litigation. In her spare time, Liana enjoys playing tennis and loves a ski trip in the winter.

Waiata Groot

Waiata is a Senior Solicitor in our Family Law team, specialising in a broad range of family law matters. Waiata’s expertise includes: Separation & division of relationship property – advising on division of assets (including complex Family Trust and Company structure), negotiating settlements, and preparing Separation Agreements Asset protection – including advising on and preparing …

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Nicky Wise

Nicky has joined the Holland Beckett family law team as Special Counsel based in the Rotorua and Taupō offices. She has over 25 years’ experience in dispute resolution over a broad range of areas. In more recent years the focus of her practice has been in relationship property law. Prior to joining Holland Beckett Nicky …

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Danielle Weston

Danielle joined Holland Beckett in 2017 as an Administration Assistant in our Tauranga Office. She gained experience working as a legal secretary in the Family Law team in Tauranga before moving back to her hometown of Rotorua in 2020. Danielle has recently completed her Diploma in Legal Executive Studies whilst working full time at Holland …

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Michelle Carey

Michelle joined Holland Beckett in November 2020 as a summer clerk and returned to the Tauranga office in January 2022 as a part of the Family law team after completing her degree. Having grown up in Rotorua, Michelle is proud of, and in the process of learning about, her whakapapa to Te Atiawa (Taranaki). Michelle …

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Sarah Mason

Sarah is a solicitor in Holland Beckett’s family law team. In family law, she can assist clients in: Relationship property disputes Separation and relationship property agreements Contracting out (prenuptial) agreements Care of children matters, including parenting and guardianship disputes Dissolution of marriage (divorce) Estate matters Previously Sarah was in the litigation team, and still maintains …

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Jacqueline Bell

Jacqueline is a member of both the family and litigation team at Holland Beckett. Jacqueline specialises in relationship property, trusts, wills and estate litigation. She appears for clients both in Court and in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes including mediations. She also supports the trust and estates team with complex asset and succession planning matters. …

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Lucy Vala-Blackmore

Lucy is a solicitor working in Holland Beckett’s family team. She is based in our Rotorua office. Lucy grew up in Rotorua before moving to Hamilton to complete her Bachelor of Laws at the University of Waikato. Lucy returned to Rotorua and gained experience with Holland Beckett Law as a summer clerk. Lucy specialises in …

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Abigail Pearce

Abigail is an Associate in Holland Beckett’s litigation team, and advises her clients on various family, employment and medicolegal matters. Abigail is experienced in advising on a wide range of family law issues including: Relationship property disputes Separation and relationship property agreements Contracting out (prenuptial) agreements Care of children matters Guardianship issues Family violence matters …

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