“Family and property disputes can be overwhelming and confusing. I work one to one to understand and articulate your story, and help you navigate through what can be a bewildering and complex legal system towards resolution”
– Marieke Van Den Bergh
About Me
With more than a decade of experience, Wellington Family lawyer, Marieke van den Bergh specialises in bespoke legal support across a range of personal and relationship areas. I place my clients’ best interests at the heart of my work, offering frank, independent and objective advice.
Combined with my solutions-focussed approach, my clients can expect to be fully supported each step of the way, no matter the issue.
Marieke van den Bergh, Barrister
Marieke has more than 15 years representing clients across a range of personal and relationship concerns.
Her interest and experience with relationship dynamics, and in particular families and young people, sees her acting as a Court appointed Family lawyer for children and lawyer to assist the Court, care of children matters, relationship property disputes, Oranga Tamariki matters and acting for clients seeking legal guardianship and adoption services among other specialisations.
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She is knowledgeable and trustworthy, and enjoys helping clients find resolution, no matter how sensitive or complex the issue.
Marieke graduated from Canterbury University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and has worked in a range of small and medium sized firms, local and central government, covering family law, environmental and planning law, criminal and civil law in both the UK and Aotearoa, Wellington, New Zealand.
As a Family Lawyer, Marieke has acted in all aspects of family law cases, including negotiation, mediation, hearings in the Family Court and appeals to the High Court as .
Marieke co-authored the Thomson Reuters publication Family Violence: Act & Analysis in 2020.
Marieke is a member of the NZ Bar Association and the Family Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society.
Most recently Marieke was a director in Cuba Family Law, before establishing her own practice from a desire to have a stronger work-life balance, particularly with a young family.
My Services
Children & Families
Care of children, guardianship disputes, Oranga Tamariki, adoption, paternity, assisted human reproduction procedures
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I have particular experience in disputes around care of children and guardianship matters. If you are a parent, grandparent or caregiver, I can help in dealing with Oranga Tamariki. I can also provide advice in adoption, paternity and assisted human reproduction cases.
Relationships & Property
Relationship property, contracting out agreements, spousal maintenance, estate disputes
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I provide advice in relationship property matters, including the division of relationship property, applications for spousal maintenance, and preparing contracting out agreements. I also can assist with child support agreements. I have experience in litigating estate disputes where there is a disagreement around the terms of a will.
Family Violence
Applying for a protection order or responding to a protection order
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I have a depth of experience in acting for both applicants and respondents in
protection order applications.
General
Legal aid, family legal advice service (FLAS), general family law
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I have acted in a wide range of family law issues. If you have any general family law
query, I am happy to assist. I am a legal aid provider and a provider under the family
legal advice service (FLAS).
Need Advice?
+64 027 615 5399
Physical Address
Level 1 Solnet House
70 The Terrace
Wellington
Postal Address
PO Box 38015
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045