Should I send my child to the other parent?
My ex and I have court orders and our son is supposed to go to his place on the weekend, but my son said, “Dad is too rough. He called me an idiot and whacked me on the back of my head because I spilt the milk”. My son doesn’t want to go to see […]
My ex is gaslighting me
The term gaslighting comes from a theatre play. In “Gaslight,” the husband manipulates his wife by dimming the gaslights in the apartment and, when she asks about this, he tells her she’s wrong, denying her perception of the changes in the gas light. She thinks she’s the crazy one. Abusers who feel shame about their […]
How do I take my ex to court?
“I’m taking you to court!” I hear these words, or words to the effect of “see you in court’ from time to time in my work as a mediator under the Family Law Act. After separation, the parties try and work out how they will arrange the parenting and how they will divide the assets […]
Men have no rights in Australian family law?
In an online comment I read, “Jason” said, “Men have no rights in Australia. False accusations against men are by default true, men are default abusers, men are default third class. Mothers lying in court is 100% ok with the courts and nothing will be done.” What does the data say about this? Research done […]
What is holistic law?
What is holistic family law? I learned on reflection that I am practising holistic family law because: A significant cohort of professionals, trained and educated in mainstream, science- and evidence-based practice (be that medicine, psychiatry, law, psychology, nursing or any other practice-based discipline where we provide professional services), have realised that science doesn’t always have […]
