Lee finally took the advice of Beyonce and "put a ring on it" with a 1 carat diamond engagement ring for his partner, Kelly. Life became a flurry of wedding planning. Then Lee called the engagement off. Who keeps the engagement ring? Surely, Lee should get it back given he paid for it but, then again, he broke the engagement off and had given the ring to Kelly.

When you are juggling the emotions of a separation and negotiating your parenting and financial matters with an ex, it can be tempting to put off looking at your will to “another day”. But attending to your will, powers of attorney and how the ownership of your home is recorded are important aspects of comprehensively getting things sorted in order to avoid future problems for you and those you care about most. Here’s why -

In some cases, the date of your separation will be very clear cut, usually signified by one person moving out of the shared family home. For the couples above, however, it is far less so. As couples face increasing challenges around housing affordability, it is becoming increasingly common for couples to choose to remain living in the family home for a period after separation. Furthermore, some separations aren't sudden events but rather slowly and organically unfold over tim

When you have to face up to difficult discussions/emails/texts with your ex while this emotional ticker tape runs in the background, you need one easy, sound strategy. That strategy is that you…give the BIFF. Give the BIFF to your Ex / your annoying colleague / your mother / anyone you need to have a challenging exchange with. BIFF is a technique created by Bill Eddy who has researched and written a lot about high conflict in family law cases. BIFF responses are Brief, Infor