Wellbeing: Family Issues

This book explores the common causes of relationship breakdown, and explains the practical and legal processes
of divorce, including going to court and dividing property and finances. It also offers advice on successfully
establishing and maintaining positive parenting arrangements after separation.

Issues in Society - Volume 411

This book examines the adoption experience in Australia, including local and intercountry adoption and the
legal processes involved; adoption trends; identity and disclosure issues; the impacts of past coercive adoption
practices on unmarried birth mothers and their children; post-adoption grief and loss; and the same-sex adoption
law debate. A number of personal search and reunion stories are also featured which illustrate some of the
complexities and hardships involved.
Issues in Society - Volume 326

This book explores the changes and challenges for the parents and children of single parent households, and
confronts the myths about single parent families. In particular, the book addresses the emotional impacts,
financial costs and the issue of welfare dependency.
Issues in Society - Volume 357

The Family Relationship Advice Line is a national telephone service that helps families affected by relationship or separation issues, including information on parenting arrangements after separation. 

Family Relationship Advice Line: 1800 050 321