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Navigating Tough Cases, Tough Calls: Tips for Family Law Professionals from an experienced mental health consultant

Thursday, 1 May, 8AM AEST

Join the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) along with OurFamilyWizard for an insightful webinar designed specifically for family law professionals maneuvering through the intricacies of high conflict divorces. This session aims to address questions and concerns from experienced practitioners regarding the intersection of family law and mental health.

Some topics will include:

1. Differentiating between high conflict situations and coercive control in co-parenting relationships.

2. Identifying and addressing problematic therapy practices that may arise during high conflict cases.

3. Utilizing technological tools to support shared parenting arrangements effectively.

4. Strategies for collaborating with adversarial attorneys while promoting the best interests of the children involved.

Please complete the form to register for the event. 

Speaker

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Matthew Sullivan, PhD

Matthew Sullivan, PhD has been in private practice in California, specializing in family dispute resolution and clinical work in the family courts for over 30 years. He is a pioneer in the development of the parenting coordination role internationally and regularly presents at conferences and trains family justice professionals about parent-child contact problems in shared parenting arrangements. He was a recipient of the AFCC’s president’s award in 2023 and the Myer Elkin essay award for the article judged best in the 2024 volume of the Family Court Review where he currently serves on the editorial board. He served on the APA Ethics Committee from 2016-2018. Dr. Sullivan is the co-founder of Overcoming Barriers, Inc. He is also a former President of AFCC.

Facilitator

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Justice Tom Altobelli

Justice Tom Altobelli is a Judge of the Federal Circuit & Family Court of Australia (Div 1) based in Sydney. He has been a Judge since 2006. He graduated Bachelor of Laws in 1980, Master of Laws in 1986 and Doctor of Juridical Science in 2000. Tom also has a Graduate Diploma in Divinity, Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy and is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Law, Western Sydney University. Tom has authored 4 books on family law and dispute resolution as well as over 50 articles in Australian and international journals. Tom is Vice-President of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. In 2023 Tom was appointed as a member of the Order of Australia (AM) in recognition of significant service to law and legal education.

About OurFamilyWizard

Working alongside clients on OurFamilyWizard, family law and mental health practitioners can assist families to move beyond conflict and co-parent with confidence. OurFamilyWizard's web and mobile applications offer parents living separately an array of tools to easily track parenting time, share important family information, manage expenses, and create an accurate, clear log of co-parenting communication. 

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