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What crisis? A way out of the Family Court mess

by brightside
Posted on December 21, 2018
in Change, Court, family law, separation

What crisis? A way out of the Family Court mess I read another article this week slamming the Family Court. It’s stressed to breaking point and in disarray. No surprise to anyone who has had to spend any time there. But what attracted my attention in this particular article was a statistic posted in the[...]

here are no winners when you fight family battles in court. Whatever you think of Ben Cousins, he made clear this week that he thinks his court appearances are down to the ongoing fight with his ex over their children. He sees the hole he is in as rock bottom in a bitter fight over access to his kids.[...]

by brightside
Posted on January 29, 2018
in Change, Co-parenting, Court, family law, New beginnings

I listened to a man the other day who thought he was a pretty rubbish dad. He had always been nervous with his daughter – he dropped her when she was a baby, and one day he was holding her and she was burnt by the kettle. Set against a fractious marriage, when the time[...]

Congratulations to everyone who today is one step closer to being legally able to marry – the majority of Australians support you. And if you live in WA it’s a REALLY big step. Not just will you be allowed to get married, you will get the full legal asset protection of married couples. The thing[...]

Whatever your family situation, if you have children, they are your kids – plural. They have two parents and the law in Australia is very clear, both parents are equally entitled to a role in their children’s lives. They are not your kids – singular. If you take that line, which more and more judges[...]

Life happens – often when you can least afford it. Last week I needed a plumber to unblock a toilet. I needed one reasonably urgently. I googled “plumber, Perth”, got a list and started calling. Some told me their callout rates and hourly charge. Some said they could come in three days time, or the[...]

I probably hear this 50 times a week. “She got more them me!” “I did it last night!” “You get to stay up later than me!” This week it’s been on high rotation – first my daughter had to go back to school a full day ahead of her brothers, thus disrupting her Netflix Strawberry Shortcake[...]

Recently I was having coffee with a friend who’s had a pretty tough year. It’s time for her to move on and make some hard decisions. She looked at me and sighed. “I’m just not good with change,” she said. I reckon most humans out there probably feel the same. There’s nothing like a groove[...]

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