Are you going through a separation? Then this book may quite possibly save your sanity and your savings! Helen Slater had no legal experience whatsoever when she began self-representing, yet she managed and negotiated her own Australian family law legal proceedings on property settlement, children arrangements and divorce. Written in easy to understand language, it provides a simple overview demystifying those legal aspects involved in a separation and gives some clarity and insight into: ¿the process and stages ¿the paperwork ¿roles and responsibilities ¿associated costs ¿potential outcomes. It also includes some helpful strategies and frameworks that can help you to: ¿embrace change ¿get organised ¿communicate effectively with others. When you're more informed, and less emotional, you'll be in a better position to make sensible decisions. Helen Slater's separation left her emotionally challenged and financially damaged. Yet she has survived and thrived! Spurred on by friends and family she has combined her 30 years' in personal development and her self-representing legal experience to help empower others. In this book she shares her insights in a way that everyone can understand. www.helenslater.com.au