We can do without combative family contests
Family lawyers call the first Monday of January ‘Divorce Day’ as divorce enquiries boom. Family lawyer, Caroline Elliot, says “Divorce Day
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Mediation – helping parents talk about separating
Family Mediation helps parents who are separating to talk through their differences. This short UK video shows how it works.
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The power of compassion
What is kindness? We may need reminding. Here’s fifty good answers in just 90 seconds. We all thrive on kindness
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Secret family courts aren’t healthy
The UK’s top judge says family courts should not be held in secret. Sir Andrew McFarlane is President of the
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Separated co-parents: Allies not adversaries
Ebony Roberts and Shaka Senghor show how separated parents can be allies not adversaries.
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We must change the language of divorce
The language of divorce needs to change, says UK Mediator and Chair of the Family Solutions Group, Helen Adam.
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Learn about divorce when you first get together!
New couples should all learn about divorce, says Harvard Law Professor, Jeannie Suk Gersen, who talks about how to prevent damaging family break-ups down the track.
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Black kids’ lives matter too
17 March 2021: “In the reckoning on racism triggered by George Floyd’s killing, decades of complaints from Black families hurt by
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Just another family law report
Another Australian government review of family law is coming to an end – the latest of nearly 70 reviews, reports
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Biggest stress factor: not seeing family
It’s official: “not seeing family” was declared the biggest stress factor. In a YouGov survey in Australia at the height
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Criminals treated better than parents!
26 February 2021: this editorial in the Washington Post highlights the profound injustice of family law, particularly in many States
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