Specialist Family Lawyer

With over 15 years of experience in family law, Lisa offers a friendly, compassionate, and pragmatic approach to her clients' legal needs. Known for her empathetic guidance, Lisa navigates complex family matters with care and understanding, ensuring personalised solutions tailored to each individual situation.

As a legal aid provider, Lisa offers accessible legal assistance, ensuring justice and representation for those in need.

Areas of Practice

Protection Orders

Making an application for an urgent protection order
Defending an application if you have been served with a protection order
Making or defending an application to discharge a protection order

Guardianship Disputes

Guardianship disputes include, but are not limited to the following: place of residence, schooling, medical decisions, religious decisions and change of name
Making or responding to applications for guardianship disputes

Parenting Orders

Making an application for a parenting order
Responding to an application for a parenting order

Parenting Matters

Assisting with making parenting arrangements without filing court proceedings
Providing advice regarding Family Disputes Resolution

Dissolution of Marriage

Assisting with an application for a dissolution of marriage

Paternity Proceedings

Assistance with arranging DNA testing and filing or defending paternity applications

Orders Preventing Removal of Children from New Zealand

Making an application for an urgent order preventing a child from leaving New Zealand
Making an application to discharge an order preventing a child from leaving New Zealand.

Oranga Tamariki Proceedings

Home for Life proceedings on behalf of caregivers
Assisting parents defend applications filed by Oranga Tamariki

022 478 6563

lisa@lisakennedy.co.nz

Level 2

47 Salisbury Street

Christchurch

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