MsRuth Ballantyne

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).