Want shared custody? Avoid these 5 things!
- December 15, 2016
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Many parents want shared custody of their children but make it hard to achieve…. Many family law clients want to be able to have their children in their care for an equal amount of time as the other parent –…
Up up and away for the holidays?
- December 13, 2016
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Do I need a court order to take my children overseas? Bags packed for your big holiday? Kids excited? Got your passports? Travel permission from the kids’ other parent? Hang on – he signed the passport applications so I don’t…
‘Tis the Season: Sharing parenting at Christmas
- December 5, 2016
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Today’s blog post comes from Selina Trigg, a New Zealand family lawyer, who offers some great advice about how to share parenting at Christmas Well, there it is – less than 30 days until Christmas! Are you sorted? You may…
Facebook and Family Law
- November 17, 2016
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Social media in family law is a minefield Earlier this week it was reported that a father, who was unable to locate the mother to serve family law documents, was granted an order to serve her via Facebook Messenger. Use…
Don’t take a leaf out of Ms Faulkner’s book
- October 19, 2016
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Ms Sally Faulkner, of 60 Minutes Lebanon abduction saga fame, has managed to convince a publisher to publish what has been described as a “tell-all memoir” to be released next week. Here’s what I had to say to about the…
I am proud to be a family lawyer
- October 15, 2016
- Jennifer Hetherington
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I am a lawyer. A family lawyer. A proud family lawyer. I do not apologise for my career. I worked really hard to get that admission certificate. I was the first person in my family to go to University. We…
Don’t let your children be the casualties of your divorce war
- October 13, 2016
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Family Law conflict harms children. We all know that by now, right? Children draw and paint pictures which tell a thousand words about what is going on in their heads that they can’t put into words. Two warring parents will…
Spend a week in my shoes, Senator Hanson
- October 12, 2016
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Controversial Senator Pauline Hanson’s recent attack on our Family Law system made headlines but now I’m inviting Ms Hanson to spend a week experiencing life at the sharp end of family law. I have a challenge to Ms Hanson- Rather…