01-Survive
The immediate phase. Practical guides for the first weeks — money, kids, legal, and getting stable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Housing
The ‘I can’t afford rent’ problem after separation
A housing triage guide for separated parents who cannot afford rent, covering survival numbers, bond help, rent assistance, emergency housing and first 48-hour actions.
05-Atlas framework
Separated under one roof: the legal and practical reality
What separated under one roof means in Australia, what evidence may matter, how to document the arrangement and how to keep the household functional while nothing feels clean.
06-Australia
Family Tax Benefit, Centrelink and parenting payment: what you can actually access
A plain-English guide to Family Tax Benefit, Parenting Payment, child support interactions and first Centrelink steps after separation in Australia.
05-Atlas framework
What matters now: the Atlas separation roadmap
A practical roadmap for separated Australian parents: what to do first, what can wait, and which Atlas tool or guide fits each phase.
Legal
The first lawyer appointment: how to use it without burning $600 an hour
Quick answer
Before your first family lawyer appointment, prepare:
1. a one-page summary
2. a timeline of key dates
3. your children’s current care pattern
4.