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  In our last update, we looked at some suggestions on how to survive if your family has already suffered a breakdown. For many people whose family is under pressure the Christmas period can be especially challenging, and it is often the case that in January and February our family law team sees an increase in enquiries from people who decided over Christmas tips that it would be better for them if they went their separate ways. Here we look at some suggestions on how to manage if things are not going well.   If  domestic violence  is an issue, then it may well be that you should act straight away – if you feel that you are in danger of any type, call the Police, and if necessary for your protection, leave. Turn off Find My phone features. If the situation is not an emergency situation, then some suggestions include: Don’t drink too much. You may say or do something that you later regret. Even if you have resolved that it’s not possible to save the relationship, can ...

Christmas can be a stressful time for families, whether you have separated, or your relationship remains on foot but there are some problems between you. In this article, we look at how to survive if your relationship has already ended, and next time we will look at some suggestions of how to survive if things are not going well. If you have already separated, here are our top 5 tips to survive the Christmas period. Put the children’s best interests first. This might mean that you don’t see them as often or for as long as you would like, but try and see the situation from their perspective. The children probably just want to have fun, open their presents and enjoy themselves. They are probably not counting how many minutes or hours they are with each parent. Make sure that whatever time you do get to spend with the children, that they enjoy it. In all likelihood, the children just want to enjoy their time with you and don’t want to talk about what you think about may have gone before. ...

Coercive control is a form of domestic violence in which a perpetrator uses behaviours that dominate and control their victim. Some common examples of coercive control are isolating a person from their family and friends, monitoring a person’s time, movements and communication, repeatedly putting someone down and other acts that intimidate or restrict a person. In Queensland, coercive control is not currently captured in the Criminal Code and therefore the victims of this behaviour are not protected.  There has been increasing pressure on the Queensland Government to criminalise this behaviour which has resulted in the Queensland Government now taking steps to do so.  This does however raise complex questions of how the laws should be defined and particularly how to enforce any legislation that is contemplated to criminalise coercive control if it is made an offence. Recommendations have been made to the Government that Queensland take a staged approach to criminalising coerci...

ONCE UPON A TIME IN AUSTRALIA There was a country, and then there were people. I saw it on the map, I went there, and I stayed. These phrases are probably used and owned by the majority of migrants who made Australia their home. But, what is it that attracts most people to Australia as we speak? Well, it is the question of fact that every one of us needs to have a decent life, have freedom of expression, love our neighbor and be loved by them, be safe, be prosperous, and the list continues. Given the possible political, economic and social unrest in the World today,  Australia is ahead by far and has a better economy, higher job prospects and more free trade processes than most developed countries . So, the question is not  if   but  when   do you intend to migrate to Australia?  This question is gripping most migrant communities who have some knowledge about  Immigration Australia . First, we need to address the lack of adequate information out there ...