5 Biggest Myths About Family Law
Family law is complex, and its complexity adds to the countless myths surrounding the topic. These myths can add yet…
Category: Spousal Maintenance
Managing Toxic Communications: 5 Steps Before You Press ‘Send’
In last week’s blog I wrote about changing the way we interact with our former partners and co-parents, so as…
Letting Go: How To Communicate After Marriage Separation & Keep Your Sanity
In my experience, the most bitter post-marriage separation relationships started out harmlessly enough – guarded, but functional. However, at some…
Revenge – A Dish Best Served…Not At All
When people who have separated first see a family lawyer, they are, understandably, experiencing the full gamut of emotions –…
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…
SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE: FAQs
What is spousal maintenance? ‘Alimony’ may be a term you are familiar with, and we can probably attribute that to…
‘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…
Is Valentine’s Day A Heap Of Hooey?
When we find ourselves in Court, there is a lot of waiting time. And that means that there is a…
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…
Super And Family Breakdown – Take Care, Or Retirement Planning Won’t Be Smooth Sailing
This post is on a complex subject – superannuation – a class of property which lies at the intersection of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Honey Catches More Flies Than Vinegar: 5 Tips To Change Toxic Communication
As family lawyers, we see some former couples and separated parents who are in high conflict every day. That conflict…
