FAMILY COURT 

From 29 December 2020 to 31 December 2020 a National E- Duty Judge will be rostered on call each day (except Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays) to deal with urgent applications. People wanting to make an urgent application should contact the duty officer prior to 11am or phone 027 641 5715. 

Christchurch Family Court will manage Ashburton urgents over this period.

Phone number – 027 641 5715. 

 

COURT VICTIM ADVISORS

Helen Knowles and Jill Swami will be on-site and working 29-31 December 2020, attending to priority cases in Christchurch.

Contact : csv.christchurch@justice.govt.nz

 

Helen Knowles and Samantha Duddy will be on-site and working 5-7 January 2021, attending to priority cases in Christchurch.

Contact : csv.christchurch@justice.govt.nz 

Samantha Duddy and Sharleen Watts will be on-site and working 8 January 2021, attending to priority cases in Christchurch.

Contact : csv.christchurch@justice.govt.nz 

 

DV PROGRAMMES TEAM 

The email - DVProgrammes@justice.govt.nz will be monitored by the DV Programmes team for urgent requests over the period 28-31 December 2020.