Family Law Blog
Comment on divorce & family law
By Kathryn McTaggart, on Wednesday June 4, 2014 at 3:59 pm
Parenting post separation is undoubtedly a challenge. Physically sharing your children with someone who makes you feel angry, distrustful or impossibly hurt makes shared parenting incredibly difficult. However, in most cases, people can see the importance of their children having a positive and loving relationship with both of their parents…
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By Kathryn McTaggart, on Wednesday April 2, 2014 at 2:00 pm
There has been considerable discussion of ‘conscious uncoupling’ in the media over the last few days. Some of it has been earnest, a little has been inspired, and the rest somewhat amused/bemused. This came of course from the announcement from actress Gwyneth Paltrow that her marriage to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin…
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By Kathryn McTaggart, on Thursday October 24, 2013 at 10:00 am
One of the hardest things to agree on and manage when a family splits up is where the children will live and the contact they will have with the other parent. There has been a rise in the number of requests for one parent to move a child overseas. When…
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By Kathryn McTaggart, on Thursday September 19, 2013 at 10:00 am
The impact of the removal of Legal Aid in most family law cases – notably divorce – is having far-reaching consequences, as we have regularly discussed in this blog. However, what is emerging is just how much it is affecting young parents and, particularly, young dads struggling to get the…
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