Peaceful resolution | Balance Family Lawyers

Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to handle conflict peacefully.

There are endless reasons why couples separate.

The Australian legal system treats the symptoms but rarely looks at the causes of a relationship breakdown.

Focusing on legal issues alone does not always resolve conflict, even once matters are settled. Exploring the cause of a separation can often result in a better outcome for everyone.

We provide you support to addressing the legal issues and can also work with you to identify other issues that may disrupt an agreement or cause ongoing conflict.

We work with other professionals such as financial planners and psychologists to provide well-rounded support and advice.

We Offer:

Separation Strategy Services
Conflict Coaching
Interest-based Negotiation
Dispute Resolution
- Collaborative Law
- Mediation (consultant or independent mediators engaged)
- Arbitration (independent arbitrator engaged)

Online Separation Agreements – Forward >>
Binding Child Support Agreements
Binding Financial Agreements (including “prenups”)
Document preparation and review for self-represented parties in contested proceedings
Legal advice and guidance
Estate Planning including simple and complex wills and trusts

Contact us for a free 15 minute phone consult to find out more.

Make sure you download our guide “5 Steps to an Amicable Divorce”

What our clients say

Pepe and Jonathon handled my case with kindness, understanding and professionalism. It’s took a lot of patience and time but they never gave up and made me feel supported the whole way through.

I sincerely appreciate the style you have approached my Family Law Matter and I have NO hesitation in recommending you.

Pepe - this is my first experience with lawyers in my young 37 years at first I was very close as I thought you would like the rest, but I was very wrong indeed.

Pepe, just a short note to say thank you for your assistance. For what it’s worth your professionalism is only exceeded by your sincerity and kindness.

Many thanks for how easy you made our property transfer. Process was so smooth and you were both fantastic to deal with.

Jonathon, I must say that in 4 years you and Pepe are the most efficient and prompt team I have ever met, you both responded quickly and courteously to all my unresolved issues and question and problems with the previous team.

Pepe has kept me sane! At all times she’s been professional, responsive, direct and friendly.

I appreciate all you have done for me Pepe.I would not have got this far without your hard work.

Genuinely committed to positive outcomes and minimising the nastiness that can be associated with family law matters. Real technical expertise plus human sensitivity.

I can’t begin to thank you enough for all of your hard work on K’s behalf and we are overjoyed at the outcome.

Jonathon and Pepe handled my case very respectfully and efficiently.

I highly recommend Perpetua Kish (Pepe). She handled my case without my care, respect and dedication.

Words can’t describe how grateful we are. Thanks for everything - I can’t help but think if we had you from the start and this process would’ve been successful.

Thank you so much - you and counsel were both incredible today. A great result!

I would like to say how happy I am with the current service. Pepe and Jono were very proactive and helpful in what became a drawn out and difficult process.

I can’t honestly find the words to thank you enough for all the work you have done for the kids and me. To say I am relieved is an understatement.

Thanks once again for your understanding and support. Pepe and Jono kick another goal!

Really great people to work with. They know their stuff and are also compassionate and caring as well as understanding and explaining all the legal jargon. I highly recommend.

I referred one of my client’s to Pepe and was very impressed with the compassion she showed and the way she was able to help my client.

I approached Pepe for some advice on behalf of a friend who is in the process of separating from her husband. Pepe was very professional throughout our dealings and extremely patient with all of my questions.

Genuinely committed to positive outcomes and minimising the nastiness that can be associated with family law matters. Real technical expertise plus human sensitivity.

Pepe and Jono are Amazing! They care.

Working with Balance Family Law was excellent and seamless. I feel like I had absolute certainty as to my legal fees. I would absolutely refer them to friends and family for their timely and courteous service.

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“𝘗𝘦𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵

“𝘗𝘦𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨”.

🤩We are always delighted to get feedback like this from our colleagues and clients. It reminds us we are doing something right! 🎯#testimonial #familylawyers #pepeandjono #divorcelawyers🕊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣⠀⠀⠀
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Let’s be real here. We are extraordinarily privi

Let’s be real here. We are extraordinarily privileged in Canberra. At times like this, it can be hard to know what to say or do, so sometimes we say nothing and do nothing, because that’s privilege, as we don’t have to do anything because it doesn’t personally effect us.

But there is always something we can do to make things easier and a little better for others. So Canberrans:

🤍check in on your covid- impacted friends and colleagues. Remind them it’s going to be ok.
🤍be a little more tolerant or patient with them. Cut them some slack.
🤍 support a covid-impacted business.
🤍 send a friend in lockdown a friendly message or a funny meme. Just to let them know you’re thinking of them.

Spread kindness. Do, something - anything.

🤍 H a p p y • C h o o s e • D a y 🤍

What gets measured gets managed right? Well, do a

What gets measured gets managed right?

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?

Because for us, it’s about knowing what we do well, knowing where we need improvement and setting goals to bridge that gap. It’s being accountable to ourselves as evolving and innovative entrepreneurs, lawyers and coaches so we can deliver our services effectively, sustainably and in our own authentic style.

For some that might be tabling stats and making graphs and flow charts. Not so much for us - rather it’s about tracking our feedback, tracking our joy, our inspiration and the things that pique our interest and reflecting on how far we’ve come and what we could do better moving forward.

Sure, we probably need to create a few more systems to track these things better and it’s on our to do list, but as always, it’s the big picture that Balance focuses on.

The same can be said when approaching any challenge or big task. Including your divorce.

Do it your way. Do it better. Do it smarter. Do it with heart.

💛 H a p p y • T u e s d a y 💛

Happy World Listening Day 👂🏼 The theme for

Happy World Listening Day 👂🏼

The theme for 2021 is "The Unquiet Earth" 🌏, which is an invitation to "𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘮𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩, 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵. 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯, 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢- 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸, 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺." ☮️

Our beautiful planet's cries for empathy, inclusivity, understanding, and balance often go unheard, falling on indifferent attitudes and deaf ears. But we are joining the Unquiet Revolution and this month, we joined 1% for the Planet ( @1percentftp )

1% for the Planet’s mission is simple: because companies profit from the resources they take from the earth, they should protect those resources by gifting 1% of their gross profit each year.

We hope that you join us, if you can, and give back to the environment that gives us so much🌱💚

♥️ Stay safe friends ♥️

Last month, I posted about our 5 “non-negotiable

Last month, I posted about our 5 “non-negotiables”, (also known as the NNs) which are the things that we will not negotiate on.

They follow our values and principles and define not only what we will and won’t accept from others, but also what we will and won’t accept from ourselves.

Like the other NNs in this series, naming the elephants has been a challenge of mine in the past, particularly when it comes to running the business.

But I’ve learnt you have to name it to tame it!

By naming and addressing the ‘elephant’ or the uncomfortable issue we try to ignore, we are less likely to experience dissonance, less likely to become resentful of others or our circumstances and we are more likely to overcome challenges and make progress.

I met a family law client recently and she was trying to prepare herself for a difficult conversation. She acknowledged that her husband probably knew it was coming but neither felt ready to address it and the tension between them was growing.

I suggested the following to her:

* To think positive and frame her conversation assuming a positive outcome. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.
* You will not be able to control what your ex does, only how you respond or react to them. 𝘉𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘰𝘰.
* Take into account the other person’s point of view. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯?

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“𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳” - Persian proverb

Happy Hump Day 🤍

I am delighted to announce that Balance and I have

I am delighted to announce that Balance and I have been named as finalists in 4 categories at this year’s Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards. 🏆

⭐️ Boutique Law Firm of the Year
⭐️ Innovator of the Year (Company)
⭐️ Sole Practitioner of the Year
⭐️ Innovator or the Year (Individual)

The Australian Law Awards is the largest and most-coveted awards ceremony of the year and the finalists are recognised across the 38 categories are among the best in their field, displaying supreme skills and a passion for their respective practice areas.

Balance has provided Jono and me with an opportunity to live and breath life into a law firm that is everything we stand for. Accessibility to legal services, innovation, imagination, fun, warmth and above all, kindness.

It’s not without its challenges but we embrace them - because it’s the challenges and tougher times that test us and compel us to find better ways to do things. There is always room for improvement!

We are so happy that a number of our dear friends and colleagues have been nominated alongside us. They’re all super stars in their own right working on amazing legal solutions. We would be thrilled to see them win. Special mentions to @lucypercy of @headandheartestateplanning, Fiona Kirkman of @kirkmanfamilylaw and @family_property_international Rose Cocchiaro @resolvedivorce and @cassandrakalpaxis of @kalpaxislegal

Thank you Lawyers Weekly and we are pumped for 20 August!

Thank you to Amy, Wendy, Karen, Simran and Mel for your support 🤍 and to our superstar team mates Clare @jobsonclare Vic @victoriave and Tim ⭐️

💕H a p p y • T u e s d a y 💕

Advice from flowers 🌷 🌼 Growth takes a lot

Advice from flowers 🌷

🌼 Growth takes a lot of time and care.

🌼 If you lose a bloom, don’t worry, another will grow even larger and more beautiful in its place.

🌼Be in the sun and breathe the fresh air daily.

🌼Storms are necessary for us to grow.

🌼We are each beautiful and unique.

🌼Bloom purely for yourself and no one else.

H a p p y • M o n d a y 💕

#learnfromnature #flower #bloom #grow #growthroughwhatyougothrough #selfcare #problemsolving #separation #divorce #cooperation #peacemaker #divorcecoach#movingforward #canberralife #canberra #canberralocals #canberrabusiness #familylaw #familydisputeresolution #conflictresolution #divorceattorney #collaborativelaw #collaborativefamilylaw #mondaymotivation #canberrawomeninbusiness #mondaymood #mindfulmondays #newlaw
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Last month, I posted about our 5 “non-negotiable

Last month, I posted about our 5 “non-negotiables”, (also known as the NNs) which are the things that we will not negotiate on.

They follow our values and principles and define not only what we will and won’t accept from others, but also what we will and won’t accept from ourselves.

Our first NN is really about working with purpose. And I thank our lovely friend Emma at @the_remote_expert for the inspo for this one!

𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘺?

It’s all about being DISCERNING about the work we do.

When we make the right choices about the work we take on, we are able to help more people, add more value and create better experiences and solutions for our ideal clients.

If we take on work that is not aligned with our goals and purpose, our ability to work smart is compromised. We work too hard, become exhausted, resources are depleted and we question why we do what we do.

With discernment we make good choices for ourselves and our business and that has a flow on effect. We FEEL good about what we do > We ARE good at doing it > We DO good work for our clients > They FEEL good about the outcome > and we RECEIVE a good outcome too: It brings profit and very often a sense of joy and accomplishment.

Sometimes that means we can’t take on all the work and some clients are not a good fit for us. Ultimately, we want to do work that brings out the best in us and the best in those we work with.

“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰”.

Now NNs don’t just apply to business. They apply to life! And that means relationships, including relationships that are changing because of separation and divorce.

NNs are really just another way to manage boundaries.

Now clear boundaries isn’t about keeping yourself separate and apart from others in your life - quite the opposite actually. Boundaries are the basis for purposeful connection and will help you set healthy rules for yourself and how you navigate your relationships and communication with others.

#haveyourcakeandeatittoo #joy #findjoy #profit #beprofitable

🤍H A P P Y • T H U R S D A Y🤍

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