Major changes to the Family Law Act upcoming
Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 Among the major changes to the Family Law Act 1975: amended parenting order framework by refining the list of ‘best interests’ factors the removal of the presumption of equal shared parental responsibility and related equal time requiring Independent Children’s Lawyers to meet directly with children greater powers to protect parties […]
What kind of man gets depressed after having a baby?
To date, information and support has been focused on mothers, with evidence that healthcare professionals overlook fathers’ mental health, and that fathers receive little or no support for themselves during the perinatal period. However, recently, fathers’ mental health has become an area of interest. The findings from this study highlighted important implications about fathers’ mental […]
Does my mental health affect my kids?
Previous research has found children whose mothers have depression are three to four times more likely to develop depression than children whose mothers are not depressed. Less research, however, has explored the relationship between the father’s mental health and their children’s. “There is a gap in the literature,” says Senior author and head of the Curtin […]
Best Parenting apps
Argyll Mediation has found the best parenting apps for separated co-parents who want to communicate effectively and safely. Some are free and some have a subscription fee. In no particular order, and with the blurb from their websites copied, this list may help you choose which app is best for you: – 2 Homes “2homes […]
My partner has mental illness. Will we divorce?
Research has found that the risk of divorce was significantly higher in couples with one mentally distressed partner than in couples with no mental distress in all analyses. The association between mental distress and divorce is well established in the literature. Explanations are commonly classified within two different frameworks; social selection (mentally distressed people are […]
