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Listen to Caroline speak to Sammy J during the Breakfast show on 5 August 2020 about COVID19 and individual rights (at 46:00 minutes) https://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/breakfast/breakfast/12508788

Listen to Caroline speaking with Patricia Karvelas on Tuesday 4 August 2020 regarding the Stage 4 restrictions implemented this week and our responsibilities to each other, the community and as citizens of Victoria to comply with Government directions: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/rn-drive-(ep-claudette)/12524124

Image from worldtoptrend.com. No Copyright infringement is intended. Easter is normally a time for families to get together and often is the subject of dispute between those parents who have not yet sorted out what time their kids will spend … Continue reading →

Image from DailyMail.co.uk. No Copyright Infringement is Intended In this blog I will deal with the issue of those parents who can’t agree on any aspect of parenting and whose parenting skills are negligible to non-existent.  These parents look for … Continue reading →

Image from canberratimes.com.au. No copyright intended.  At the present time and for the foreseeable future, many families are under extreme pressure, due to the impact of COVID19 and the consequential self-isolation with total lockdown now virtually in force.   Even those … Continue reading →

Image from www.phoenixaustralia.org. No copyright intended.  I have recently been asked by the media to provide commentary on COVID19 and the obligations on parents during this unprecedented time which we are all experiencing.  It is perplexing for parents who do … Continue reading →

Separated parents are confused about their duties and obligations post pandemic and lockdowns. Virginia Trioli on 774 hosted a discussion with Pauline Wright of the LCA and Caroline Counsel from the Law Institute of Victoria to help cut through the … Continue reading →

Help is at Hand Given that the Courts are now limiting the number of matters which can be dealt with either in the actual or virtual world, it is essential that if you need urgent assistance, you will need to … Continue reading →

  This is a part of a series to assist parents make child focused decisions during this unprecedented time of uncertainty and turmoil.  It is not intended to be and cannot be relied on as legal advice. Remain Child Focused … Continue reading →

I was once being driven by a taxi in Berlin.  I cannot speak German and conversely, he could not speak English.  As we drove, he persisted in talking to me in German – I guess he thought I was a … Continue reading →