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04 Mar Trauma-informed family law?

Posted at 05:56h in Divorce, Family law, Family law professionals, Family lawyers, Trauma, Violence by armstro0 0 Comments

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The Australian Law Reform Commission has proposed that a core competency for the family law system workforce is that they be trauma-informed and understand the impacts of trauma on adults and children. Professional responses to trauma, although unknown 15 years ago, have created a paradigm shift...

15 Jan Surviving the separation tsunami: 6 tips

Posted at 10:28h in Dispute Resolution, Divorce, Family law, Mediation, Self compassion, Separation by armstro0 0 Comments

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Tis the season to separate, apparently. But it’s a tough gig. The image I conjure about the period after my relationship ended is a tsunami. It was scary, confusing and out of control. Calm eventually descended though. Here are six things I suggest will help you...

04 Oct Visualising a client-centred family law system

Posted at 06:08h in Dispute Resolution, Family law, Law reform, Mediation by armstro0 0 Comments

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The Australian Law Reform Commission this week released its Discussion Paper on its Review of the Family Law System. The Paper distils the wisdom of research about and submissions from and consultations with professionals and recent users of the system. The Discussion Paper paints a vision of...

28 Jun Collaborative practice: coach as conductor?

Posted at 04:14h in coaching, Collaborative practice, Dispute Resolution, Divorce, Family law by armstro0 0 Comments

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My comments in a recent blog about the role of coaches in collaborative practice elicited some discussion, so I wanted to explore this further. In thinking about how to convey this piece visually, the image of a conductor came to mind. Although I don’t want...

11 May From Theory to Collaborative Practice

Posted at 04:06h in Dispute Resolution, Divorce, Family law, Relationships, Separation by armstro0 0 Comments

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I was a legal academic for twenty years: teaching, researching and writing about family law and family mediation. I have always sought to integrate theory with practice, and to inform my teaching and research with professional experience and current innovation. So, in addition to being...

20 Mar Magistrates, small pools and family violence

Posted at 06:35h in Dispute Resolution, Divorce, Family law, Law reform, Relationships, Separation by armstro0 0 Comments

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At the end of last year a bill was introduced to allow summary court magistrates to hear more family property cases. What are the implications for vulnerable families experiencing violence? The bill responded to recommendations by the Family Law Council and the Victorian Royal Commission into...

16 Mar Family Law – avoiding frozen chooks

Posted at 04:00h in Divorce, Family law, Law reform, Separation by armstro0 0 Comments

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Nearly 20 years ago Professor Reg Graycar wrote an important piece titled ‘Law Reform by Frozen Chook: Family Law Reform for the New Millenium?’ She observed that in making changes to family law, ‘anecdotes [about ex-wives chucking frozen chooks] told by those disgruntled with ‘the...

01 Mar Transforming family law: determination or self-determination?

Posted at 05:36h in Dispute Resolution, Family law, Mediation, Relationships, Separation by armstro0 0 Comments

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Currently the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee is inquiring into the Bill that proposes to introduce a Parent Management System, ‘an innovative forum for resolving simpler family law disputes between self-represented litigants’. The Committee is due to report on 23 March 2018. The Law...

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04 Mar Trauma-informed family law?

15 Jan Surviving the separation tsunami: 6 tips

04 Oct Visualising a client-centred family law system

28 Jun Collaborative practice: coach as conductor?

11 May From Theory to Collaborative Practice

20 Mar Magistrates, small pools and family violence

16 Mar Family Law – avoiding frozen chooks

01 Mar Transforming family law: determination or self-determination?

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