Research states divorce or separation is the second most stressful adult life event after the death of a spouse or child, but that was challenged by people I interviewed for this book. Friends frequently scatter as if separation were COVID, or feel they need to pick a...

When I began my own separation process, I found there were limited practical resources available for people working through separation, and none covering the law in New Zealand, so I wrote one – Uncoupling, an insider’s guide to separation in New Zealand. The lack of...

There’s not a chance I would have published a book using just my cobbled together knowledge and personal experience. I spent three years working through the division of my relationship property, going down some expensive and unproductive paths to negotiate agreement....