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It’s free to apply for an Order to Appoint a Property Manager.
People who can apply for an Order are:
The court can only make an Order for people who live in New Zealand. They must be at least 18 years old; if they’re younger, they must have been married or in a civil union or de factor relationship.
The person must either:
More than one person can be appointed as a property manager. In this case, the managers have a joint responsibility unless the court decides otherwise. The court can also appoint a trustee corporation as a property manager.
Find out more about trustee corporations
A property manager must be either:
The property manager must:
You should file your application at the court closest to where the person who the application is for lives.
You may want to talk to a lawyer. If you can’t afford a lawyer, you may be able to get:
Note: When you print the forms it's important to print them single sided.
You’ll need to give the Family Court these 4 forms:
Information sheet to accompany an application – PPPR14 [PDF, 90 KB]
Affidavit in support of appointment of property manager [PDF, 110 KB]
Statement of consent - PPPR17 [PDF, 36 KB], and
Medical expert report [DOC, 29 KB]
You’ll also need to give the Family Court 1 of these forms:
If you're applying for orders for yourself use this form:
Application for property Order in respect of applicant's property - PPPR10 [PDF, 30 KB]
If you're applying for orders for somebody else use this form:
Application for property Order - PPPR11 [PDF, 88 KB]
If a decision needs to be made urgently, the court can make a temporary order which can last up to 3 months. This can happen while you’re waiting for the court to approve an application.
If you think you need urgent help, you may want to see a lawyer about making an urgent application for you.
Find out more about urgent help
After the court receives your application for an Order, it will appoint a specialist lawyer who will meet with the person the Order is about and you. The lawyer will tell the court why the application has been made and what should happen next. The judge may decide to:
When the order is made, the Court must set a date not more than 3 years from the start of the order to review the order
A property manager’s appointment ends if:
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