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Every parent wants their child to grow into someone who handles life with steadiness and self-belief. We want them to bounce back from setbacks, try new things, and feel comfortable being themselves. The capacity behind those qualities has a name. Researchers call it resilience. The good news for Australian families is that resilience isn’t a […]

How Collaborative Law Can Help You in Your Separation Journey A seemingly popular and common misconception is that litigation and going to Court is the only option after separation. There is in fact another process to resolve disputes, that is known as Collaborative Law. Separating from your partner is difficult and it is much like

As I pass the 6-month mark working at Balance, I share with you some of my reflections and key takeaways in my journey as a paralegal so far. The past 6 months has been a steep learning curve and has definitely tested me in ways I never had expected. There has been so much that

What is Collaborative Law? How does it differ from Litigation? Who does it benefit? Is it the right approach for you? Pepe addresses all these questions (and more) with Cristina Huesch from Alliance Family Law.  

Why do we want to be different? To be a game changer? Innovator? Thought leader? Or to be perceived as one? Going out on your own and leading from the front- what do we hope to achieve? Separating yourself from others in a quest to be different. What will that really change? Click here to

Divorce is already a difficult process without having to worry about how you will cover your legal bills. Spend six minutes with Pepe and Leigh as they discuss the financial difficulties of divorce. Spend another six minutes finding out what support Plenti Australia can offer to families going through separation.  

At Balance Family Law, one of the first steps that we encourage our client’s to take is to define what their long-term/“big picture” goals are. Why? Because the issues that arise in the Family Law space are very “human” issues and whilst we can give the legal answer to a Family Law problem those legal

We love to share at Balance Family Law, so let me introduce you to our 5 “Non-Negotiables” (aka our NNs). NNs are things that we will, you guessed it, not negotiate on. They follow our values and principles and define what we will and won’t accept from others and ourselves. That is, they help us

Last week, we posted about our 5 “non-negotiables” (aka the NNs), which are the things that we will not negotiate on. They follow our values and principles and define what we will and won’t accept from others and from ourselves. Our first NN is really about working with purpose – 𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘳

This month, we have been posting about our 5 “non-negotiables” (aka NNs). “Naming the elephants” has been a challenge of mine in the past. But I’ve learnt you have to name it to tame it! By naming and addressing the ‘elephant’, we’re less likely to experience dissonance, become resentful of others or our circumstances and

Well, do a bit of a Google on that popular phrase and you get a whole mixed bag of results, mostly negative, about how the problem is not so much with measurement in general but on the blind belief that measurement is intrinsically good and beneficial. So, why is it one of our 5 non-negotiables?

While we broke the traditional law firm mould when we created Balance Family Law, we have been conscious not to create a new mould, with its own restrictions. This has led to the establishment of our agile micro-practice, that is able to adapt and leverage change. We have created freedom of choice: Clients are offered

While this is the last one of our 5 non-negotiables, it’s now our most important NN. Why? Because it’s easy to fail at this. We don’t always make the time that we should for our family because it can be all work, work, work, and no play. Family and friends’ time don’t feature as much