Family Protection Act 1955

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Reprint as at 6 February 2021

Family Protection Act 1955

Public Act		1955 No 88
Date of assent		26 October 1955
Commencement		26 October 1955

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Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.

An Act to consolidate and amend certain enactments of the Parliament of New Zealand relating to claims for maintenance and support out of the estates of deceased persons

Title: amended, on 1 January 1987, pursuant to section 29(2) of the Constitution Act 1986 (1986 No 114).

	Title
1	Short Title
2	Interpretation
3	Persons entitled to claim under Act
3A	Courts to have concurrent jurisdiction
4	Claims against estate of deceased person for maintenance
4A	Restrictions on orders in favour of certain de facto partners
5	Terms of order
6	Provision for class fund
7	Incidence of payments ordered
8	Mortgages and assignments of provisions under orders
9	Limitation of proceedings
10	Power of Administrator to distribute before limitation period has expired [Repealed]
11	Evidence as to deceased’s reasons for dispositions
11A	Duty of administrator to assist court
12	Variation of orders
13	Certain benefits under the Social Security Act 1938 to be disregarded
14	Duty on estate [Repealed]
15	Right of appeal
16	Repeals and savings
	Schedule Enactments repealed
	Reprint notes

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