A poem by a Dad who has court ordered time with his daughter at Easter denied by her mother I wrote this for my daughter when I had an FVRO taken out against me. It was one of the hardest periods of my life, sudden separation, uncertainty, and feeling like everything I’d built as a father was being questioned overnight. Since then, I’ve come a long way. The FVRO was dismissed, I filed in family court, and I now have regular time with my daughter which is increasing toward 50/50. But these...

Child inclusive mediation brings the voice of the children to a parenting mediation. Children do not attend the mediation, but parents and children alike have an individual session with a child consultant prior to mediation. When a parent initiates parenting mediation, both parents attend an intake session to ascertain suitability of mediation based on safety, conflict history and emotional readiness. An understanding of the parenting dispute regarding parenting arrangements based on...

Raising kids can be stressful and emotionally exhausting as you juggle work, running a home and looking after the children’s needs. This happens when families are intact, so when you go through separation it can be much worse when you are trying to do it on your own. Imagine, you are trying to cook dinner, your eldest child needs help with homework and your youngest needs to be picked up from soccer training in 20mins….. you feel exhausted and pulled in all directions. Being a single parent...