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I’m out! So what happens now?

Are you and your partner thinking of separating? Here’s 7 simple things you can do to protect your kids’ mental health.

by brightside
Posted on February 22, 2022
in celebrity, Change, family court, family law, Mediation, New beginnings, separation, Uncategorized

The decision has been made and you’ve had the talk so what happens now? And what effect will the choices you make have on your future? I’m out, so what happens now? For most of us separation or divorce is uncharted waters. It is big change. Big change in our lives, big change in all[...]

Lawyers, who needs 'em.. The right lawyer can bring a lot to the process

by brightside
Posted on January 25, 2022
in celebrity, family court, family law, Mediation, New beginnings, separation, Uncategorized

Are all lawyers the same, will they make things better or worse, what will they actually do for me and do we even need them? Why are lawyers like nuclear bombs? If one side gets one the other side wants one and if you use them everything gets smashed and burned and messed up forever.[...]

The Talk. Taking the leap is hard and you may have been putting it off but there are ways to have the talk without going to war

by brightside
Posted on January 10, 2022
in celebrity, family court, family law, Mediation, New beginnings, separation, Uncategorized

Ok, I’ve made the decision but I am dreading the talk. So how do I tell my spouse that it’s over? So how do you have the talk and how do you prepare to tell your spouse that you want a separation or divorce? It will likely be one of the most difficult and painful conversations[...]

by brightside
Posted on January 3, 2022
in celebrity, family court, family law, Mediation, New beginnings, separation, Uncategorized

Help! I’ve made the decision but I don’t want a fight. So where do I go from here and how does it actually work? New Year New Me? It sounds so easy but if that means you have decided to separate it is only the first of many decisions. You have probably heard the horror[...]

The noxious uncoupling of Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans is an object lesson in how not to break up

by timcohen
Posted on November 29, 2021
in celebrity, Co-parenting, family court, family law, Mediation, New beginnings, separation

Do I have to pay for my ex's midlife crisis?

by brightside
Posted on November 2, 2021
in family court, family law, New beginnings, separation, Value pricing, wealth

We don’t live together anymore and we hardly see each other but am I still liable for my ex’s debts? It is a very common story and one as old as time itself. When people end a long term relationship they often go a little crazy with the new toys. Red sports cars, new shoes[...]

Elon Musk and Grimes are semi- separating and will co-parent their one year old son

by brightside
Posted on October 20, 2021
in celebrity, Co-parenting, family court, family law, Mediation, New beginnings, separation

Weirdo-chic power couple Grimes and Elon Musk have announced they are ending their relationship after three years together. Well, actually, they’re not quite ending their relationship, they are actually going to have a “semi-separation”. A little weird but maybe it’s not actually as weird as it sounds. “We are semi-separated but still love each other, see each[...]

Divorce Joy. A woman has recreated an iconic Nicole Kidman photo from the day she got divorced from Tom Cruise.

by timcohen
Posted on September 1, 2021
in celebrity, family court, family law, Mediation, New beginnings, separation

I want what she’s having This story and the photos that go with it gave us a good chuckle at Brightside. Both Liz Maupin and Nicole Kidman couldn’t have more divorce joy if they tried! But if there is one thing we have learned it’s that not everyone feels that way when it is finally[...]

New Year New Me? Help! I've made the decision but I don't want a fight. So where do I go from here and how does it actually work?

by brightside
Posted on August 9, 2021
in celebrity, family court, family law, Mediation, New beginnings, separation, Uncategorized

The Attorney General’s office of the Federal Government has released a guide for a DIY divorce, well sort of a DIY divorce. Unfortunately it is 50 pages long and seems to be written by lawyers, so you need to be a lawyer yourself or have several weeks or months to be able to work it[...]

by brightside
Posted on June 9, 2021
in celebrity, family court, family law, Mediation, New beginnings, separation, Uncategorized

“I’m glad we did it that way” is something we often hear at BrightSide as people are coming to the end of the process. There is no doubt separation and divorce is a minefield and is often something people have to go through rather than something they choose to go through. So making it as[...]

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