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Question Details: I have tried to get my property back from my ex since we broke up. He has moved it all to a storage unit and I have no idea where it is, and he is refusing to give it back. I thought that it would be theft but the police said it wasn't and they won't help. Some of the property also belongs to my father. What can I do to get it back?
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Community Law Wellington & Hutt Valley
The Property (Relationships) Act 1976 deals with how property is to be divided when a relationship ends.The Act applies to married couples, civil union couples, and de facto couples, whose relationship has generally lasted at least three years.
If you and your ex-partner were not together for three years, this Act may not apply and the answer to your question will be quite different.
So we would need more information to provide you with a helpful answer. For this reason, we recommend that you visit a Community Law Centre, where you can talk to someone face-to-face, tell them more about your problem and get an answer tailored to your circumstances.
You can use this link to find the nearest Community Law Centre to you: www.communitylaw.org.nz
For more about how the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 might apply to your circumstances, see this link: www.communitylaw.org.nz
The Ministry of Justice website also has helpful information about disputes over property when a relationship ends: www.justice.govt.nz
Answered 26 Feb 2013. The IMPORTANT NOTICE below is part of this answer.
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