Divorce Lawyers in Canterbury
How many divorce lawyers are there in Canterbury?
We list 210 lawyers in Canterbury who name "Family" as an area of practice on the New Zealand Law Society register, read in September 2026. By register role, 63 are partners, directors or shareholders, 84 are employed lawyers, 16 are sole practitioners and 47 are barristers. 84 were admitted in 2006 or earlier.
How do I choose a divorce lawyer in Canterbury?
We do not rank lawyers. Each card below shows what the register records: role and practice, year of admission, and practising certificate. Seniority is not the same as experience with matters like yours, so ask how many similar matters a lawyer has handled, who will do the work, and for the basis of their fees in writing, which lawyers other than barristers sole must give you in advance (Conduct and Client Care Rules 2008, rule 3.4).
How do I check a divorce lawyer is registered?
Every practising lawyer in New Zealand must hold a current practising certificate from the New Zealand Law Society. Search the Law Society's Find a Lawyer page, or open a profile here: each links to the lawyer's register entry and shows the certificate type and expiry date as we last read them. The Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Coverage: we hold 14,561 of about 19,126 register entries (roughly 76%), so these are our counts, not the size of the profession. Practice areas are self-selected by each lawyer and indicate the work they are willing to take on. The New Zealand Law Society does not accredit areas of practice.
Divorce & Separation Lawyers in Canterbury
210 lawyers foundAmanda Jane Fitzgibbon
Cavell Leitch Ltd t/a Cavell Leitch
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Penelope Ann Henderson
Cavell Leitch Ltd t/a Cavell Leitch
Practice Areas:
Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Letitia Joy Hay
Cavell Leitch Ltd t/a Cavell Leitch
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Anna Louise Bodman
Cavell Leitch Ltd t/a Cavell Leitch
Practice Areas:
Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Lauren Amy Davis
Cavell Leitch Ltd t/a Cavell Leitch
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Sara Joy Jamieson
Tavendale and Partners Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Emma Jayne Booth
Tavendale and Partners Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Miranda Mary Sierra Gray
Tavendale and Partners Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Timothy John Twomey
Purnell Creighton (incorporating Ralph Thompson Shaw & Thompson)
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Roger Shaw Simes
Purnell Creighton (incorporating Ralph Thompson Shaw & Thompson)
Practice Areas:
Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Sally Ruth Buckenham
Purnell Creighton (incorporating Ralph Thompson Shaw & Thompson)
Practice Areas:
Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jennifer Rose McTeigue
Purnell Creighton (incorporating Ralph Thompson Shaw & Thompson)
Practice Areas:
Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Yukyung Yim
Linwood Law Limited t/a Linwood Law (Incorporating The Immigration Law Firm)
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jessica Ellen Voysey
d'arcy thomson law limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Robert D'Arcy Thomson
d'arcy thomson law limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Aileen Marie Odgers
Lotus Law 2025 Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Robb Michael Duka Bautista
Lotus Law 2025 Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Wei Zheng
Lotus Law 2025 Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jiheon Lee
Lotus Law 2025 Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Eugene Francis Raika
Lighthouse Legal Ltd t/a Lighthouse Legal
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Selina-Jane Trigg
Lighthouse Legal Ltd t/a Lighthouse Legal
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
William Edmond Herbison
Pier Law Limited t/a Pier Law - Styx Mill
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Hiromi Jin'o
Pier Law Limited t/a Pier Law - Styx Mill
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Medona Gretta Cherry
Corcoran Law Office Limited t/a Your Legal
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Raajan Vijayan Sami
Godfreys Law Limited t/a Godfreys Law
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Sarah June Wong
Davidson Legal Limited t/a Davidson Legal
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Lijuan Luo
Davidson Legal Limited t/a Davidson Legal
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Rosemary Ann Carruthers QSO
Rosemary Carruthers Law Offices
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Cheryl Yvonne Simes
Kiwilaw Probate and Estates Ltd t/a Kiwilaw
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Nicole Joy Murphy
Parry Field Lawyers Limited t/a Parry Field Lawyers
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Eden Grace Brooks
Williams McKenzie Limited t/a Williams McKenzie
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Julia Johnston
Johnston Law Limited t/a Johnston Law
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Clive John Cousins
NZ Legal Advisors Limited t/a NZ Legal
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Felicity Sarah Tewnion
Felicity Tewnion Lawyer Limited t/a Felicity Tewnion Lawyer
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Soroosh Collins MacLean
Aspiring Law Limited t/a Aspiring Law
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Glenda Joy Murphy
Glenda Murphy's Law
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jenifer Susanne Strauss
Jenifer Strauss Barrister and Solictor
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Marilyn Isabel Gilchrist
Everist Gilchrist Lawyers Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Meg Elizabeth Byers
Landley Law Limited t/a Landley Law
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jeremy John Daley
Harmans
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Matthew Seymour Acland Gualter
Harmans
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Colin David Abernethy
Harmans
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Harriet Chamberlain Daley
Harmans
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Thomas Charles Glasson Nation
Timpany Walton Lawyers Ltd t/a Timpany Walton
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Susan Kate Lyall
Anthony Harper
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Charlotte Sarah Johnson
Duncan Cotterill
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Laura Ann O'Dwyer
Dentons Kensington Swan
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Matthew James Bryant
Cuningham Taylor
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Rebecca Jayne Court
Cuningham Taylor
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jessica Ann Babe
Cuningham Taylor
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Darragh Conor McGregor
Cuningham Taylor
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Niall Robert Fanning
Cuningham Taylor
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Georgina Jane McIntosh
Cuningham Taylor
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Brisha Oaten Gardner
Mortlock McCormack Law Ltd
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Emily Jane Flaszynski
Mortlock McCormack Law Ltd
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Sarah Katy White
Mortlock McCormack Law Ltd
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Olivia Jade Durston
Mortlock McCormack Law Ltd
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Maggie Josephine Davies
Mortlock McCormack Law Ltd
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jeffrey John McCall
Mortlock McCormack Law Ltd
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jane Elizabeth Argyle-Reed
Argyle Welsh Finnigan Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
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