You’re about to sit down with your ex and work out how you will co-parent your children. You may be doing this over a coffee. You may...

Tama sounded defensive the moment I answered his call to me. He and his ex, Amy, had separated 6 months ago. Tama didn’t have a lawyer...

When you are facing a separation, what lies ahead can seem confusing and very unclear. What should you do first? What are the most...

Jennifer is planning on leaving her marriage of 15 years to Zayne. She decided to have a consultation with me so that she could get...

Our pets hold a special place in our hearts and our homes. They become a much loved part of our families. For many, they become akin to a...

Lee and Kelly had been living together for three years when Lee finally took the advice of Beyonce and “put a ring on it”. Kelly was...

I received a distraught phone call recently from Ramona. It was Wednesday and she was due to get married on Saturday. The one hitch to...

As New Zealanders face the challenge of living with Covid-19 in the community and the mandate debate continues, disputes between parents...

I will never forget the time I asked about the holiday plans of a client who was working through her separation. She told me each of her...

The countdown to the holidays is well and truly on! Are you sorted? You may be the type to have your Christmas gifts bought and wrapped,...

As New Zealand goes into lockdown again, not everyone is happy about who they are sharing their bubble with, particularly those whose...

Miranda and Simon’s daughter, Miria, is a very fortunate young person. Miria is about to achieve what we are told is the unachievable in...

Ngaire was one unhappy woman. Her friend had warned her that she was about to lose half her carefully squirelled away Kiwisaver and...

Rebecca was struggling – she was facing all the usual challenges of a being a first-time mother to a three months old baby. She was also...

Robert and Megan are using the Collaborative Process to work through the legal and financial issues at the end of their marriage. Before...

A reader of this blog, who had separated recently from her partner, asked whether she should have the relationship home valued by a...

I recently wrote about Sean the whirlwind. He wanted an annulment, rather than wait for a divorce, because his marriage ended after only...

When your marriage was short, you may think that an annulment is the way to quickly bring it to an end. However this may not be so easy!

If you own a home, one of the biggest questions going around in your head after separation will likely be “What happens to the house?”....

Diving from a great height for its pray at over 320 kilometres per hour, the world’s fastest bird is the Peregrine Falcon. I met the...