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Emma Gadsby

Emma Gadsby

Solicitor

To make an appointment, please contact Bernadette Carroll [email protected]

Qualifications : LLB, BA, University of Otago.

Emma joined Tompkins Wake in 2025 as a solicitor in our family team. Before joining Tompkins Wake, Emma worked as a solicitor at a boutique litigation firm specialising in trust, estate and family law.

Emma has experience in family law and acts for clients to resolve a wide range of disputes in the Family Court or through alternative dispute resolution, including care of children, family violence, trusts and estates, spousal maintenance, and relationship property matters. 

Emma is a member of the New Zealand Law Society Family Law Section and Auckland Women Lawyers' Association.

Areas of expertise

  • Adoption
  • Care of Children
  • Child Support
  • Court Applications
  • Dissolution (Divorce)
  • Estate Claims
  • Family Law
  • Relationship Property Disputes
  • Spousal Maintenance
  • Trust Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Relationship Property Agreements
  • Contracting Out/Pre-Nuptial Agreements
  • De Facto Relationships
  • Family Violence
  • Reproductive Law
  • Surrogacy Law
  • Family Protection
  • Hague Convention


Expertise