by Alison Shaw | Jan 20, 2018 | Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters
Conflict is often viewed negatively, and the majority of people would choose to avoid it rather than face it head on, even though most realise it is a strategy that doesn’t work. Although conflict resolution can often be an uncomfortable process it is a driving force...
by Alison Shaw | Jan 8, 2018 | Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters
When it comes to relationships it is normal to have expectations and intentions regardless of the type of relationship it is – romantic, a business or within the work place. We all have expectations built into our psyche from an early age whether from our family...
by Alison Shaw | Jan 8, 2018 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters, Work Place Matters
Unresolved disputes or conflicts can lie dormant for days, weeks, months, or even years, only to explode on another occasion. Rather than avoiding the conflict why not make 2018 your best year yet by starting the year empowered and ready to move beyond those difficult...
by Alison Shaw | Dec 26, 2017 | Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters
School holidays are a wonderful time to travel internationally with your children, making memories that will last a lifetime. When parents are separated or divorced however, travelling overseas with your children becomes somewhat trickier but not impossible. By law,...
by Alison Shaw | Dec 17, 2017 | Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters
Christmas is well on its way and according to London based data journalist David McCandless and Lee Byron two weeks before is a popular time for break ups. The findings are shown in an infographic created for a book called The Visual Miscellaneum and is based upon...
by Alison Shaw | Dec 10, 2017 | Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters
The Australian Human Rights Commission conducted a report entitled Same-Sex: Same Entitlements which was published in 2007. One of the questions they asked in this report is: What is the legal status of child-parent relationships in same-sex families? Their findings...