Kesia Denhardt

Kesia Denhardt : Kesia has practised family law exclusively since 2009, having gained a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Otago (as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science). She handles all types of matters, including ones involving parenting and guardianship disputes, domestic violence, relationship property and financial support, adoption, surrogacy and embryo donation, paternity issues, Family Protection Act claims, and applications under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act. Kesia is a member of a number of committees, including the Auckland Women Lawyers’ Association, and has been appointed as an ambassador of White Ribbon New Zealand, in recognition of her work assisting and supporting victims of domestic violence. Kesia has written and presented legal seminars on family law issues, authored articles for the New Zealand Law Society publications, LawTalk and LawPoints, and is a contributor to the quarterly magazine of the Family Law Section, The Family Advocate. Kesia is an appointed member of the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Standards Committee. Kesia is also a mentor for the New Zealand Law Society, a member of the College of Law / New Zealand Bar Association Mentoring Panel, and regularly judges competitions for both the University of Auckland and the AUT Law School.