Separation and Divorce in Australia
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 1:02
Separation A period of 12 months separation is necessary before a divorce in Australian family law can proceed. In contentious cases, the date of separation may have to be proven. Whilst there is no opportunity to register separation and your partner does not have to agree, it is a requirement that he or she knows that you consider the relationship [...]
How family conflict and divorce affects children
Friday, November 4, 2011 5:15
Researchers at the Australian National University have recently conducted a study into the long-term effects on people whose parents divorced when they were children (reported in The Sunday Telegraph 8 May 2011). The results are disturbing, but not surprising. Apparently, one in four Australian children experience divorce. That figure surprised me. I thought it would be higher, given the divorce [...]