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  "answer": "We hold 5 NZ Law Society register entries for Family Law Specialists Ltd; 5 with a current practising certificate; 4 list Family as an area of practice; admitted between 1999 and 2025.",
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    "readTo": "2026-11-11"
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    "phone": null,
    "email": null
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    {
      "name": "Ataga'i Nanette Leitu Esera",
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      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Porirua",
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        "Family",
        "Property",
        "Trusts and Estates"
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    {
      "name": "Lili-Marina Stanley",
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      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Lower Hutt",
      "practice_areas": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "name": "Caitlin Mary Gillies Kingsford",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/caitlin-mary-gillies-kingsford/",
      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Porirua",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Rebeka Mae Kiwara",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/rebeka-mae-kiwara/",
      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Porirua",
      "practice_areas": [
        "Family"
      ],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jane Louise Byres",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/jane-louise-byres/",
      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Porirua",
      "practice_areas": [
        "Family"
      ],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/family-law-specialists-ltd/summary.md",
  "as_of": "2026-11-12",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "New Zealand Law Society register (lawsociety.org.nz), mirrored by LawyerFinder NZ.",
    "authoritative_register": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/for-the-public/find-a-lawyer/",
    "methodology": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/about",
    "notes": "register_status is what the NZ Law Society register showed on register_read (\"ok\" or \"not-found\") — NOT a current good-standing check. Verify current status via registry_url. register_facts counts the entries we hold, not the firm headcount. LawyerFinder NZ is a directory and lead-generation service, not affiliated with the NZ Law Society; we do not provide legal advice."
  }
}