Jack Whelan, Barrister, Mediator and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner spoke with Dr Mandy-Jo Ellis from the Relationspace, Carolyn Devries, CEO of NEW Way Lawyers, Australia’s first not for profit law firm, and New Way Law Family Law expert practitioner Ryan Cropper to discuss some of the issues facing separating and divorced families in a pandemic. 

How do you pay for all the costs of separation and divorce? It's not something people talk about much. But it can be a big source of stress at an already stressful time.

We chat with Leigh McBean, Head of Legal Finance at Plenti, about your options.

Thinking about separating? Our 3-minute Q&A can help connect you with experts to guide you through the maze. 

For free separation resources, go to theseparationguide.com.au.

JustFund are the family law finance provider in our network. Check if you're eligible for finance to pay for your family law matter.

We chat with Rebecca Dahl, partner at Nicholes Family Lawyers, about 10 common family law myths.

Do you need help sorting family law fact from fiction? 

Our 5-minute Q&A can help connect you with experts like Rebecca to guide you through the maze.

For more free separation resources, go to theseparationguide.com.au.

Read more about Rebecca and Nicholes Family Lawyers.

Today, we chat with Davide Di Pietro, Principal therapist at The Resilience Centre's Family Clinic, about communicating through separation.

This practical conversation covers:

'The families that I've worked with where I've met them before the separation has occurred and been able to...walk through with them that whole process, it seems to go quite well.'

Thinking about separation?

Read more about Davide and The Resilience Centre.

We chat with Tarnya Davis, principal Clinical Psychologist at NewPsych, about the importance of mental health through separation — and how to support your children through this unsettling period.

'When we have had a successful meeting with a client in this situation, the overall feeling they walk out with is hope. They see they have choices and that despite the change, there is room for a positive future ahead of them.'

We chat with Steve Fort, Financial Planner and Director Invest Blue, about how to prepare for a new financial future.

The transcript of this podcast is here.

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'I’ve always had a view that, and it’s a view born of experience, that I think the accountants are just as important as the lawyers when it comes to assisting people in separation and divorce.'

We chat with John Swaine, accountant and Director of PKF Accounting Central Coast, about the role of accountants in:

The transcript of this podcast is here.

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We chat with Anna Cruckshank and Kate O'Grady of Aubrey Brown Lawyers about:

The transcript of this podcast is here.

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'This is a time where we can have new freedoms, new opportunities. We’re not held up by perhaps how someone saw us for many years. We can rebuild ourselves, get a new sense of self and we can actually flourish.'

We chat with Heather Irvine Rundle, Senior Clinical Psychologist at READ Clinic, about:

The transcript of this podcast is here.

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