What’s Fault Got To Do With It – Who Gets The Blame For Causing A Break-Up?
Relationships end for myriad reasons, and relationship breakdowns play out in a variety of ways. Some partings of the way…
Category: News
Disneyland or bust!
BUT I PROMISED DISNEYLAND, WHAT NOW? So you have promised the kids a trip to Disneyland at the end of…
A relationship that is doomed to fail!
Reading Kate Graham’s blog this week about her step into the world of technology, reminded me of a topic I…
New beginnings.
Why did we divorce? I guess you could say we had trouble synchronizing. You know that carnival ride where two…
When Blue Skies Turn To Grey – Surviving Divorce In Your Retirement Years
For many of us, we work through our careers with one eye on our retirement. What we will do when…
When Bills Come In, Love Goes Out – Don’t Let Your Financial CUL-DE-SAC Be The Death Of Love
When bills come in, love goes out. I know that it’s as true today as is has been throughout history.…
When Blood Becomes Thicker Than Water – Protecting Gifts And Loans To Children After Divorce
Family lawyers really do see it all. Because we act for people who are embarking on new relationships, and we…
Get Me Outta Here! I’m Trapped In The Family Courts And I Need An ‘EXIT’
I am consulted all the time by people who are ‘caught in the system’ after relationship breakdown – they, or…
The Universe Takes Away. And The Universe Gives Back – The Trials And Tribulations Of A Family Lawyer
As I write this post, it’s not been an easy week. It was one of those weeks when it feels…
Resolve Your Divorce in 2017 – A New Year’s Resolution Worth Sticking To
Now that the 2017 work year has started, I’ve returned to listening to podcasts on the way to and from…
Presence, Not Presents – Give Your Children The Gift of Quality Time With You This Year
There is a great deal of talk in the legal industry at the moment about ‘mindfulness’ – the notion that…
How to Avoid a Christmas Nightmare – A ‘Survival Guide’ for Separated Parents
I was at the shops on the weekend before last, and upon entering was confronted with Christmas carols, decorations in…
Three Things To Ask Your Lawyer Before You Separate
It seems like an oxymoron – a lawyer asking their client whether they really need their services – but any…
Divorce Is Really A Numbers Game So Watch Your ‘Profits’
It sounds mercenary, but your property settlement in which you deal with the financial consequences of separation or divorce, is…
Going to Court – what you think it will be like, and what it will actually be like
As any family law case approaches a hearing in court, there will be a discussion with a client about what…
Catching Up
If anyone describes me as being “technologically backward”, that would probably be an understatement. Given my failure to understand anything…
