Family Law Blog

What Is The Difference Between A Complaint And A Criticism?

Complain more.  Criticise less. Criticism is a destructive global attack on a person’s personality, childhood, history, or character. Complaints, however, are about a person’s behaviour, a specific thing, time, and place. With complaints, there is no attack, but…

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What Happy Couples Do That Unhappy Couples Can Learn

What is the difference between a married couple that bickers regularly but seems to really like each other and the perfect-looking couple who never argue but are suddenly headed for divorce?   A very different skill set.  …

Key Points For Telling Children About A Separation

In this article, acclaimed couples counsellor Don Elium looks at the key things you need to do when telling your children you and your partner are separating. Preparation: It is best to prepare for this conversation with your spouse with a…

How to Divorce As Peacefully As Possible

Divorce is not sweet, and rarely is it as amicable as hoped for. Many losses are experienced when ending a relationship, such as the loss of a home, security, finances, comfort, intimacy, etc., just to name a few….

Effective Communication Within The Family

At Resolve Conflict Family Lawyers & Mediators, we aim to help families resolve their conflicts; not surprisingly, many family issues arise from a lack of communication within the family unit. The article below by prokeral.com looks at ways for…

Living Between Two Houses – Tips For Co-Parenting Your Children

 At Resolve Conflict Family Lawyers and Mediators, our focus is always on the children and finding divorce solutions that keep their welfare front and centre. Coping with parenting when your children are split between two households and two…

What is Surrogacy? How does the law work in Australia?

Surrogacy laws have become a matter of great contention following the news of baby Gammy, one of two twins conceived by Australian parents, who was left in the care of his Thai surrogate mother and suffering from Down…