Andrew spent four years battling in and out of court to sort out a fair and equitable financial settlement on divorce and fighting hard to ensure his kids weren’t taken away to live in another part of the country

SplittingUp.com founder Joanne Major hears a dad's story - of how Andrew considered suicide before seeing a counsellor and receiving some life changing advice.

Going to court is never easy, but there are alternatives such as appointing your own Judge for a private financial dispute resolution hearing or arbitration.

Joanne speaks to relationship counsellor Graeme Armstrong about the benefits of counselling when facing life changing issues like divorce, and then discusses what it’s like to go to court - or another route - with Anna Hunter, a specialist divorce and children’s solicitor at Major Family Law.