Drowning In Your Divorce? Time To Get Your Priorities Right
Old adage, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. The same is true of your separation…
Category: Separation & Divorce
Take A Holiday From Your Divorce
Enduring a separation or divorce is one of the most emotionally intensive events of one’s life (second only, in my…
What Will Happen When I Meet My Family Lawyer For The First Time?
What happens at my first appointment? You have taken the step to make an appointment with a family lawyer, but…
‘I Don’t Know What To Do!?!?’ – Avoiding Decision-Making Paralysis In Your Divorce
Separation and divorce puts a strain on us as people, and that strain magnifies our strengths, as well as our…
How do I Choose a Family Lawyer?
You are going through what is likely to be one of the most traumatic experiences in your life. The person…
Is Being ‘Unhappy’ Reason Enough To Separate?
Regularly, a client I am meeting for the first time is walking around with the following scenario in their head…
My Top 5 Reasons to Avoid Court
I spend a lot of my time discouraging my clients from choosing Court as an option to resolve their dispute.…
To include the children or not?
Child Inclusive Mediation”, in its name, seems at odds with how we practise law. How could we possibly include the…
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…
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…
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…
Who Gets The Keys To The Kingdom – When Divorce Gets In The Way Of The Kids’ Inheritance
Separation affects families in a way which is much broader than it seems at first blush. Not only does it…
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…
A Tale of 2 Households – How To Cope With Different Parenting Styles After Separation
The school holidays are a crazy time for parents. Family gatherings, catch ups with friends, and work functions, all with…
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…
Taking The Grey Out Of Divorce – Using A Financial Agreement To Make Your Business Future ‘Black And White’
A business is often one of the most valuable assets seen in a pool of property after separation and divorce.…
