The Busy Woman’s guide to learning mindfulness
- April 5, 2020
- Robyn Evans
- No comments
Are you struggling coping with isolation? If the prospect of lockdown with your beloved spouse/children/family members for an indefinite period has you reaching for the wine, now is the time to start practising mindfulness. As a former Busy Woman, I…
COVID-19 Coronavirus Family Law and Family Law Courts procedures
- April 4, 2020
- Jennifer Hetherington
- 2 Comments
Further updated: The Queensland Government has clarified that the COVID-19 Coronavirus border restrictions do not apply where time is being facilitated for children between parents and siblings who do not live in the same household. The list of exempt persons…
Coping with COVID-19 Coronavirus – Thrive Beyond Divorce Podcast Episode 1
- April 1, 2020
- Jennifer Hetherington
- No comments
Social Worker Leanne Bamford joins specialist family lawyer and mediator, Jennifer Hetherington to discuss ways parents and children can cope during the isolation brought by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Leanne and Jennifer offer practical solutions, applicable to anyone feeling…
Coping with COVID19 Coronavirus angst: Find strength by knowing your strengths
- April 1, 2020
- Rachel Hannam
- No comments
Guest Blog by Dr Rachel Hannam, North Brisbane Psychologists Without your usual routines, it can be hard to know what to do with yourself or how to cope while distancing or quarantining during the COVID19 Coronavirus pandemic. While much online…
Domestic Violence Orders – the impact of COVID-19 Coronavirus
- March 22, 2020
- Jennifer Hetherington
- No comments
Last week, we predicted that domestic violence would increase as a result of COVID-19 Coronavirus. The Chief Justice of the Family Law Courts has come out saying that the Courts must stay open because of the likelihood of a Coronavirus…
Divorce, Babies and Domestic Violence – the unexpected consequences of novel Coronavirus
- March 17, 2020
- Jennifer Hetherington
- No comments
Whilst everyone is already taking stock of the economic impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID19), we need to be aware of the impact on relationships. There is plenty of banter on social media about how to cope being at home…
The best family lawyers ensure clients do this
- October 13, 2019
- Jennifer Hetherington
- No comments
Our family law team consider one of the important aspects of our work is to help people make decisions that are not just sound from a legal perspective, but also emotionally and financially. The best family lawyers are not going…
9 Tips for successful parenting after divorce
- September 20, 2019
- Jennifer Hetherington
- No comments
Updated: Psychologist Dr Rachel Hannam has updated her popular guest blog, offering her professional perspective about what works – and what doesn’t – if you want to have successful parenting after divorce. She’s added in some links to some great…
Grey Divorce – the financial impact on women
- August 29, 2019
- Jennifer Hetherington
- No comments
My grandparents were married for 66 years. That’s them in the photo. They used to sit on the couch together holding hands. The photo below was taken on their wedding day. They had a blissful, happy marriage with 4…
Sperm Donors – are they parents?
- May 10, 2019
- Jennifer Hetherington
- No comments
A sperm donor is currently involved in a High Court case between him and the donor sperm recipient. At the core is a man who donated sperm to a lesbian woman so that she could have a child. He now…