Over 8,000 divorces are filed in New Zealand annually, and the process isn’t cheap.  

While the dissolution fee only costs $242, legal costs can reach into the thousands. 

Many couples fall into the so-called ‘missing middle’ — earning too much to access legal aid, but not enough to afford private lawyers. 

Australian divorce and separation lender JustFund has launched in New Zealand with the sentiment that access to justice isn’t a privilege, it’s a right. 

Their Director of Family Law, Lauren Milne, told Kerre Woodham the average cost of divorce in New Zealand is $30,000 – $15,000 per person. 

She says that most people aren’t putting aside a nest egg in case they get divorced, so it can be a struggle to pull together the funds. 

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