YOUR FRIENDLY FAMILY RESOLUTION NEWSLETTER

AUGUST 2023

Welcome to the latest update from Divorce Done Differently!

FATHER'S DAY - TOP 5 TIPS....

Father's Day is just around the corner.  This can be a difficult and emotional day for many separated families for varying reasons.  Take a moment to reassure your clients that this can be a day of celebration and fun and if possible, let the kids spend the day with their Dad.  below are our top 5 tips to help children enjoy the day with Dad.

1.  Plan to have your child/ren spend time with their Dad on Father's Day

Let kids be kids.  Children typically love both parents and should be encouraged to enjoy time and celebrate their Dad or the father figure/s in their lives on Father's Day.

2.  Let your child/ren celebrate everyone they wish to celebrate

Dads, grandfathers, father figures, step dads, bonus dads and everyone in between. 

3.  Help your child/ren put together a small gift 

You can make sure your child has some spare change to purchase a little gift for Dad if their school is having a stall or get creative - help kids make a card, draw a picture or create a little video to give or send to their Dad.

4.  Show a little Flexibility

Try to work around any special celebration so that your child/ren don't miss out.

5.  Keep it a happy day

Try not to over think it and keep things simple.

The team at Divorce Done Differently wishes you all the Dad's and Father Figure's out there a very Happy Father's Day!

Christmas is months away.  We thought it was timely to remind you to book in your mediation, collaborative and parenting coordination dates now.  You can view our online booking system to see when we are available and book in online.  Click on the button below to check our availability.

'CO-PARENTING COURSE'

COMING SOON

We are creating a Co-Parenting Course to help the families we all work with through separation and divorce in a calm and constructive way.  The Co-Parenting Course will be offered online via our website for your client's convenience.  We will also be running in person events from 2024 onwards.  The course will include helpful educational resources, videos, workbooks, tips and tricks, live webinars and an additional personalised service where we will meet 1:1 with a parent or parents for Co-parent coaching.  This will be a cost effective, information packed course that your clients can do in their own time with the added bonus of personalised coaching.  If there are any topics you feel would benefit your clients, please let us know and we will make sure they are included.

PARENTING COORDINATION

Parenting Coordination is gaining traction in Australia.  Our Director, Shelby Timmins was one of the first Australian PC's to be trained and is currently involved in the Pacifica Congress Parenting Co-ordinator Focus/ Working Group.  The aim of the group is to develop guidelines around the training and practice of parenting coordination in Australia.

Both Shelby Timmins and Catherine Parks of Divorce Done Differently are trained and skilled parenting coordinators and are here to help.  You can see their availabilities on our website - www.divorcedonedifferently.com.au. 

We have created a list of FAQ's to help answer all of your burning questions around PC and they can be found here (Parenting Coordination FAQ's). 

To make life easier for you all, you can also download a precedent order appointing us as a parenting coordinator by clicking on the button below.

COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE

Shelby is currently mid-way through another round of teaching 'The Coach in Collaborative Practice Course'.  We have students from all across Australia learning and sharing their love of collaborative practice and the role of the coach in the process. 

One of our participants recently wrote to us with the following feedback:

"The course is amazing.  Full of amazing resources and wonderful teaching."

To learn more or enrol in our next course, you can take a look here:

Collaborative Practice is growing in Australia and it is wonderful to see more people getting involved.  Our Director, Shelby Timmins is currently part of a National Practice group with the Australian Association of Collaborative Professionals focussing on building a national awareness and growth of collaborative practice throughout Australia.

TO MEDIATE, COLLABORATE, ARBITRATE OR LITIGATE!

We all love a great CPD presentation.  Shelby has teamed up with some of the best in the business.  Sue Abrams of ATW, Glenn Thompson of Newmans and Sarah Yigit of Pearsons to bring together a presentation for Legalwise as part of their family law essential series 'To collaborate, mediate, arbitrate or litigate'?

Click on the image below to register.

HERE ARE SOME TOP TIPS WE HAVE SHARED ON OUR SOCIALS LATELY.

We are always learning from others and are avid readers and thought you might enjoy our book choices too.  To make things as easy as possible, we have created our very own Divorce Done Differently Reading Room.  Here we will share with you any books or articles that we think you might enjoy.  Grab a cuppa, find a few quiet moments, and enjoy 😊.

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