Separation

Family separation is a complex process. We have you covered with everything you need to know as a single mum around splitting up, property settlement and family law. As well as all things divorce-related for couples who are ending a marriage.

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All You Need To Know About Child Support: An Easy Guide

The essential guide to Child Support for newly separated parents … So, you’ve recently separated, and there are lots of questions to consider. One of those might be ‘How am I going to support myself and the kids?’. In Australia,...

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Stages of grief in a marital breakdown | Beanstalk Mums

Stages of grief in a marital breakdown

“To have and to hold from this day forward in sickness and health till death do us part.” This is what we all think when we take the leap into the unknown territory of marriage. We believe that “forever” exists...

How to broach a difficult topic with your ex | Beanstalk Single Mums

How to broach a difficult topic with your ex

Want to stay present and composed during difficult conversations with your ex? Want your relationship with your ex to be amicable? This article compliments the Beanstalk article ‘How to communicate with an ex you can’t stand’, which provides excellent, practical...

What to expect if your parenting matter goes to the court | Beanstalk Mums Podcast

What to expect if your parenting matter goes to the family court

What to expect if your parenting matter goes to the family court. The hope in every family breakup is that the separation process can be resolved amicably and without intervention. Yet, in many cases this is not possible, and you...

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Should I change back to my maiden name | Beanstalk Mums Podcast

Should I change back to my maiden name, or not?

If I had a dollar for every time I heard the question: ‘Should I change back to my maiden name’ … I would be a millionaire. Yet, although so many women consider the change, many don’t actually do it. This...

Changing your will: Everything you need to know | Beanstalk Mums podcast

Changing your will: Everything you need to know

I, like most people, tend to avoid the topic of Will writing. Really? Who wants to think about dying and all that morbid stuff? BUT it is incredibly important, especially as a single mother. My guest to discuss this sensitive...

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Kids and Separation

How to deal with difficult behaviour from children of divorce

Parenting can be hard. Parenting children of divorce harder still. Often the behaviour that your child displays could be related to your separation .. and their own unique way of telling you how they feel. Of course, we want to...

Super and divorce

How super works when you separate

Ok, I get it .. superannuation is not the most exciting subject. But it is a vitally important part of a financial separation, so you’d do well to get your facts right. And there is only one lady who will...

Divorce coaching podcast

How divorce coaching will save you money, time and stress

You may not have heard of divorce coaching before. And if you have, you may discard it as an unnecessary extra in your separation process. But you seriously shouldn’t. In this podcast I chat to Anne-Marie Cade from Divorce Right...

Do your own divorce

Simple steps to a DIY divorce in Australia

When we think of divorce we think of lawyers, big bucks and a long drawn-out process. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Getting a divorce, in many circumstances, is a lot easier than you may think. In fact,...

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