How are you spending Christmas this year?   Christmas is only a few weeks away now – and today we are going to talk about how to organize Christmas Day. If you have parenting orders in place then this may not be relevant for you but if you don’t have orders in place then here are ...

Helping your kids through separation and divorce Today we are focusing on how you can help your kids through the separation and divorce process. As you know going through separation and divorce is an emotional rollercoaster.  In fact there are so many highs, lows, twists and turns even adults...

Christmas Events! With less than 60 days to Christmas, I thought that this would be a timely reminder regarding Christmas Events.  In our current climate this may or may not relate to you as I know some schools and sporting clubs are choosing not to hold break up parties, christmas concernts o...

If you have made the decision to leave but you are still not sure what to do, rest assured you are not the only one. Working up the courage to leave can be the hardest part – traditionally this is the step that had to be done on your own.  That isn’t the case anymore.  There ar...

It is no surprise that the situation that we came face to face with as a society this year has thrown many curveballs our way.  From international boarder closures, inter-state boarder closures and even restrictions intra-state on where we can travel.  As a whole this has been inconvenient...

The True Cost of Separation   Separation & divorce is akin to a roller-coaster. The end of a relationship is such an emotional period in your life and can bring about significant anxiety and concerns. What do you do now? Where will you live? What happens to your house? What about your fin...

Taking One Day at a Time When you are tired and stressed it can be hard to see the forest for the trees. Little niggles become larger than life and what you would have ignored previously has become the trigger to start world war 3.  When this is your life the easiest thing to do is take one da...

Have you ever found yourself in the midst of a conversation asking yourself “did they really just say that?”?  Most people have.   But what are you questioning?  Is it the words that were spoken or the meaning you attached to the words?  You see, during any conversa...

Who has the rights - the parent or the child? If I had a $1 for every time a parent said to me “but I have rights” - I would be very rich by now!  The truth is - you don’t have rights. Your children do. It is not your right to spend time with your kids.  It is your chil...

Have you ever wondered why the Court requires you to mediate before you start court proceedings?  Or if you are in the middle of court proceedings have you ever wondered why you are given time to try and reach an agreement or ordered back to mediation?  There are many answers in response t...