A v R - [2007] 2 NZLR 399

Relationship property — Agreements — Effect of oral agreement made in contemplation of de facto relationship — Effect of oral agreement after marriage — Whether oral agreement should have been validated by Family Court — Property Law Act 1952, s 81.

Relationship property — Separate property — Whether mortgage over relationship property resulted in other real estate becoming relationship property — Extent to which rental income attributable to bridging finance secured over relationship property — Discretion as to compensation — Property Law Act 1952, s 81.