
Who gets the kids for Christmas?
- October 26, 2017
- Jennifer Hetherington
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Family Law and Christmas – a difficult combination With less than 2 months until Christmas, if you haven’t sorted out who is having the kids for Christmas, it’s time to get cracking! There is always a last minute rush to…

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…