A same-sex couple who moved to New Zealand from China where their lifestyle was frowned upon ended up in a three-year legal battle over a house built with money from one of the women’s parents. The younger woman in the relationship, which lasted for seven-and-a-half years but remained a secret to their families, has now gained a share of the value of the house and a luxury car, but not the half she wanted. The Family Court found the parents of the older woman in the relationship had provided virtually all of the funding for the relationship property available for division, in circumstances where they were unaware a relationship existed.
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