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Ruth Ballantyne

Academic Title: Lecturer

Name: Ruth Ballantyne

 

Department: School of Law

Department Website: http://www.laws.canterbury.ac.nz/

Institution: University of Canterbury

 

Address: Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
New Zealand

 

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Expertise: Ruth joined the UC School of Law in September 2019 and specializes in child and family law. She has particular research interests in birth certificates, family violence, surrogacy, child poverty, relocation, paternity, intercountry adoption, and family finances. She is a passionate advocate for making family law more inclusive of diverse family and whānau structures within Aotearoa and upholding the rights of children.

Ruth is the author of the Family Law Student Companion (2nd ed), and has contributed to a variety of other publications, including the Feminist Judgments of Aotearoa New Zealand: Te Rino – A Two-Stranded Rope, Family Law in New Zealand (19th ed), and Family Law Policy in New Zealand (5th ed).

Child Law
Assisted Human Reproduction
Family Dispute Resolution
Relationship Property
Youth Justice

 

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