Tiaki Family Law - Specialist Family Lawyers in Lower Hutt

Tiaki Family Law is a specialist family law firm based in the Hutt Valley, Te Awakairangi, serving clients across the Hutt Valley, Wellington, and Porirua. The firm was established in July 2023 by partners Samantha Brennan and Laura Barry, who bring extensive experience in all areas of family law practice. The firm's name, meaning "to care, conserve, protect," reflects their commitment to providing holistic, culturally respectful legal services to families during challenging times.

The firm specialises in comprehensive family law services including Care of Children Act matters, relationship property division, family violence protection orders, and Oranga Tamariki Act matters. Their experienced team regularly appears in Family Courts, District Courts, and the High Court, with several lawyers appointed to act as Lawyer for Child and Counsel to Assist the Court. They provide both urgent and non-urgent applications for parenting orders, guardianship matters, and protection from family violence, whilst also offering pre-proceedings negotiations and resolution services.

Tiaki Family Law is committed to access to justice for all clients, providing Legal Aid services and maintaining strong community connections through volunteer work at the local Community Law Centre. The firm values transparency, innovation, and common-sense approaches to family law matters, offering both traditional and virtual appointment options to accommodate clients' work schedules. Their approach emphasises achieving practical resolutions with minimal adversarial proceedings, recognising that ongoing relationships between family members often need to be preserved.