Kids
Co-parenting, handovers, the week-on-week-off schedule, and the logistics of raising children across two homes. Practical, 50/50-focused, and Australian.
Kids
Shared care arrangements in Australia: week on/week off, 5/2 and what the percentages mean
Week on/week off, 2-2-5-5, 5/2 and alternate weekends, converted into nights and care percentages, with what each does to child support and Family Tax Benefit.
Legal
Relocating with the kids after separation: what the law actually requires
Moving interstate or overseas with the kids after separation isn't just a personal decision if there's a parenting order in place. What the law requires, what courts weigh, and how to avoid a dispute.
Co-parenting
When both of you bring kids into a new relationship: the blended-family reality
Blending two households with kids from previous relationships is a different challenge to introducing one new partner. The sibling dynamics, the discipline question, and the pace that actually works.
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.
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.
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.
06-Australia
The plain-English glossary of separation terms
At some point in the first few weeks, someone sends you a letter — a lawyer, a mediator, Services Australia — and it's full of words that almost
03-Rebuild
Dating after separation: what nobody says out loud
There's plenty of content about whether you're emotionally ready to date after separation. You'll find a lot of it. This isn'
Co-parenting
Co-parenting when you don't trust your ex
Most co-parenting advice assumes a baseline of goodwill. Two adults who have parted ways but can still have a civil conversation about school pick-up times and
01-Survive
Parenting plans: what to actually include and what breaks them
Most parenting plans fail not because the parents couldn't agree in principle, but because the document didn't cover the details that actually cause friction.
01-Survive
How to tell the kids when you separate: what to say and what not to
There's no version of this conversation that feels right. You can prepare for it, think carefully about the words, choose the right moment — and it'
Kids
Kids week on, kids week off: the logistics nobody warns you about
Everyone tells you the schedule. Week on, week off. A week with you, a week at the other house. It sounds manageable when it's written in