06-Australia
Relevent content specific to Australia
Co-parenting
What to do if your ex cuts off communication entirely
What to do when your ex stops communicating about children or admin: keep records, use structured channels, understand escalation and avoid panic decisions.
How to explain separation to your workplace
How to tell your manager about separation without over-sharing, including what work actually needs to know, flexible work, leave, scripts and boundaries.
Legal
How to prepare for mediation: what to organise in the week before
A practical mediation preparation guide for separated parents: documents, issues, children, money, proposals, scripts and what to avoid in the week before family dispute resolution.
02-Stabilise
The separation admin nobody warns you about: accounts, utilities, subscriptions, and access
A practical admin checklist for separating accounts, utilities, subscriptions, passwords, insurance, vehicles, mail and shared digital access after separation.
02-Stabilise
What to write down after separation: what to document and what’s overkill
A practical separation documentation guide: what records matter, what is overkill, how to structure notes and when to document instead of replying.
Mental Health
What to do when you can’t get a psychologist: the interim system
What to do while you are waiting for a psychologist in Australia: GP follow-up, crisis lines, Medicare Mental Health, peer support, low-intensity help and daily stabilisers.
Co-parenting
Communication with a difficult ex: how to use the BIFF method
A practical BIFF communication guide for separated parents: brief, informative, friendly and firm messages, with examples and documentation rules.
Legal
Going to family court for the first time: what will actually happen
A practical first-court-date guide for Australian family law matters: what the first event is for, what to bring, what an ICL does and what not to expect.
Kids
The first solo week with the kids: how to actually run the house alone
The first solo week with the kids is not about becoming a perfect parent. It is about food, school, sleep, handover, house rules and a repeatable rhythm.
Housing
The mortgage after separation: who pays while property settlement drags on
A practical guide to mortgage payments after separation, interim arrangements, contribution records and cash-flow risk before property settlement is finalised.
01-Survive
The GP appointment after separation: what they can actually help you with
What to ask your GP after separation, including mental health treatment plans, referrals, sleep, medication, safety, certificates and what to say when you are running on fumes.
Legal
Mediation failed. Now what?
What happens after family dispute resolution fails in Australia, including Section 60I certificates, exemptions, consent orders, legal advice and preparing for court.