It's a Journey
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Choosing a family Justice professional
How to Choose a Family Justice Professional People usually don't think about which process they want until they're already in crisis, and by then, the first professional they call often becomes the...
Screening 101
Screening 101 Who this is for If you're separating and about to hire a lawyer, mediator, or anyone else to help you through the family justice system, this is for you. The first meeting sets your...
The Job Nobody Trained Me For
The Job Nobody Trained Me For I have a professional designation for numbers. Nobody gave me one for what actually happens in a separation process. Split the assets, calculate the support, file the...
The CRA Punishes Two-Household Families
The CRA Punishes Two-Household Families I originally wrote this piece in 2018 and have advocated for change ever since. When I wrote this, I was a part-time single mom and a self-employed Chartered...
Advocate, Mom, Writer
My days these days are mostly advocacy, with my kids always first, and hiking, biking, and cold plunging worked in whenever I can. Winter cold plunges aren’t for everyone, but there’s a strange kind of beauty and calm in it that I’ve come to need.
Separation was a journey. It took time, and it taught me most of what I know now.