A Cautionary Tale Hadley Family Law prides itself on obtaining civilised resolutions for our clients. However, occasionally, the facts of the case are such that our client has to commence court … [Read more...]
Setting Goals for a Civilised Divorce
At Hadley Family Law we pride ourselves in assisting our clients to achieve a civilised divorce and have recognised that goal setting is crucial to achieving a civilised divorce. However, setting … [Read more...]
The Importance of Self Care on Relationship Breakdown
Taking care of you is always important and when a relationship breaks down the importance of self-care takes on an even greater priority. With the festive season approaching, the pressure and … [Read more...]
Take ’em to the Cleaners
I have lost count of the times a client, struggling with the emotional pain from the breakdown of a relationship, has asked me to ‘take ‘em to the cleaners’ We all know what the phrase means of … [Read more...]
No shame and no blame
When your relationship breaks down There’s no shame and there’s no blame either when parties separate. In an ideal world, a separating couple would recognise the relationship had nothing left and … [Read more...]
Suddenly Solo
Has starting the New Year led to being suddenly solo? The joy and cheer of the Festive Season sadly is often followed, as the New Year approaches, by relationship breakdown. Over my 25 years of … [Read more...]
Planning Your New Life after Separation
The very real pain of separation and the process of separating is difficult but from this ending will come a new beginning, the beginning of your new life after separation. You started your married … [Read more...]
Managing conflict following separation
The majority of couples find the most difficult thing to deal with on relationship break down is managing conflict following separation. It is almost inevitable, even in the most amicable of … [Read more...]
Father’s Day — it’s not just one day a year
Dads play an important role in their children’s lives and in the lives of the family as a whole, not just on Father’s Day but throughout their entire lives. Studies of Australian fathers confirm that … [Read more...]
The Family Court and Family Debt
Was it a loan or was it a gift? How does the Family Court treat debt owed to family members? It is not uncommon for family members, such as parents or other siblings to lend money to parties during … [Read more...]
Practical tips for the newly separated
With all the emotions swirling around being newly separated it can be hard to think beyond the immediate practicalities of living arrangements, child care arrangements and just keeping yourself … [Read more...]
What’s the deal with Gay Marriage in Australia?
Gay marriage in Australia is getting quite a bit of discussion, from reasoned to radical, compassionate and aggressive, fundamentalist Christian and outraged but mostly uninformed. I was struck by … [Read more...]