Is a relationship breakdown or divorce always a failure? Of course not – in some cases, it’s the wisest choice the couple can make, even though it’s painful.
The Australian Institute of Family Studies says the average marriage lasts about 12
A domestic violence victim was evicted from Queensland public housing because a State Government department was more interested in getting rent money than helping her have a safe home, the Queensland Ombudsman has found.
Government documents reveal the Department of
It’s official: the divorce hotel is coming to Australia.
The premise is simple: couples check in to a hotel in two separate rooms for two nights, where they undergo mediation processes behind closed doors and away from outside responsibilities.
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Is Western Australia facing a domestic violence crisis?
The number of domestic-violence related deaths in Western Australia has more than doubled this year after two women and three toddlers were found dead at their home last week, government figures show. So
What are the long term consequences of divorce on the children of the relationship? Are they always negative?
New research suggests that being a child of divorce nearly halves the likelihood that a young person will earn a bachelor’s or
Is bird nesting the new trend for co-parenting following divorce, and is it right for you?
A “bird’s nest” co-parenting arrangement is one that is uniquely child-centered. Rather than the children having to adapt to the parents’ needs and
While divorce rates in Australia are actually slowly declining, around a third of marriages still end in divorce. Most relationships that come to an end do so due to one or more of the following common reasons for divorce.
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The Western Australian government has announced a new program designed to combat domestic violence during pregnancy. The program aims to provide assistance to victims during their antenatal health care appointments.
Western Australia’s McGowan Government is hoping that the program to
While it is more well-known that physical and sexual violence within a family is known as domestic violence, a lesser known form, financial abuse, can be just as damaging.
It involves access to money and finances being restricted, or taken
