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25.01.2022 Practical Tips for Care of Children After Separation When making arrangements after separation for the care of children, a number of aspects of care need to be considered. Following is a checklist, which is not exhaustive, but which can be a start....Continue reading
19.01.2022 What is the Future of Elder Mediation in Australia? Last year I had the privilege of listening to Dr Anita Frayman speak about the Future of Elder Mediation. Her discussion of decision-making, conflict and problem solving around the care of elder family members resonated for me both professionally and personally. Care of my elderly dad has been very topical in my extended family over the past year. As Dad struggled with illness, operations, medical interventions, falls, main...taining independence and increasing frailty notwithstanding strong soundness of mind so did his family struggle. Finally Dad resolved it for us by deciding he needed more help than he could manage at home at a time of his own choosing. When Dad died last Boxing Day, he had enjoyed a happy dignified and very much visited new ‘home’, at a place where he felt loved and appreciated. Anita’s description of families struggling to cope, amidst the increasing frailties of an elder, particularly emphasized the elder person’s own agency in decisions. In describing her own role, talking to and preparing all the parties, she stated that she didn’t actually do much mediation. This may be true in the classic sense of how so many mediators define mediation (indeed how the Mediator Standards Board’s Guidelines set out what is expected in defining what is mediation). However, Anita’s description of assisting to resolve conflict and particular disputes contain many of the elements that go to make up mediation. To me it ‘sounded like’ mediation, of sorts, was occurring. Elder mediation is still a relatively young area of practice in Australia. Perhaps these situations call for new strategies. Perhaps it’s important to approach this new area with a more flexible definition of what we call mediation? Especially if it works! Particularly because elder mediation often involves multiple parties, each with very different roles and interests, I believe it may call for the kind of multi-layered strategy as Anita described. After all, being open to a variety of fresh approaches may well be in all our interests. Even mediators eventually grow older. Further reading: Elder Mediation Australasian Network elder-mediation.com.au
18.01.2022 The Australian Law Reform Commission released a discussion paper last Tuesday week, with some sweeping suggestions for the family law system. Worth a selective read, especially the suggestion for FDR around property, making it a prerequisite to filing court proceedings- except for a small number of exclusions. https://www.alrc.gov.au//dp86_review_of_the_family_law_sys
05.01.2022 I watched Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette show last night about why she doesn’t want to be a comedian any more, and was really, really DEEPLY moved as to why white men felt they have the privilege to criticise and put down and act violently towards others who don’t fit their normal. I felt ashamed, shocked, galvanised that amongst other men I must speak up against this entitlement . Brilliant piece of work, Hannah
02.01.2022 Do you know families that have some unresolved dispute? That need the guidance of a neutral third party skilled in assisting families work through these difficulties? Contact me. I can see families out of hours and even weekends all over Melbourne and Victoria.
