Sandra Heney

Sandra is an accredited Mediator, specialising in Family mediation. She is also a Court-appointed Lawyer for the Child, Youth Advocate, and Counsel for the Subject Person.

Sandra has 30 years’ experience in all aspects of family law. Her legal experience includes:

• Managing Partner at Fletcher Vautier Moore Lawyer in Nelson

• Extensive Family Court Experience

• Mental Health Review Tribunal Appearances

• Social Services Tribunal Appearances

• Lawyer for the Child

• Lawyer for Subject Person, Counsel to Assist

• Nelson Hague Convention Panel Member

• Child Support Review Officer

• Adoptions

• Care of Children Act, Parenting, Guardianship

• Oranga Tamariki Act

• Relationship Property and Trust Property

• Incapacity

• Family Violence and Family Protection

• Youth Advocate

Sandra prides herself on her open-mindedness, being impartial, socially aware and socially sensitive. Sandra has an excellent work ethic and resilience, always displaying complete loyalty, integrity and confidentiality.

She actively provides clients with empathetic and user-friendly advice for often complicated legal situations.

Sandra has assisted many families over the years as mediator, lawyer for the children or as a lawyer for one of the parties and she considers the cases where agreement has been reached to be her biggest successes.