Protecting Children Through Divorce: What Every Parent Should Know

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In this episode, I’m joined by Darren Mort — a Melbourne-based family law barrister, producer, and passionate advocate for children’s wellbeing in the context of separation and divorce.

With decades of experience working in family law including complex and high-conflict cases, Darren’s s impact goes well beyond the courtroom.

Darren is the founder of the To Be Loved Network, a charity dedicated to creating educational media content that supports children navigating parental separation.

His powerful, award winning short films Tommy and Milly are used to drive understanding about the impact of family conflict on children and to change in family law systems.

We talk about:

• The rise of family violence in Australia
• Why children’s voices need to be heard in separation and divorce
• How Darren combines his legal work with creative storytelling
• The real impact of high-conflict separation on children
• His award-winning book Tommy & Tiger Terry, and films Tommy & Millie
• What he's learned as both a family law expert and a father
• The changes he’d most like to see made to the family law court
• How parents can support the emotional well-being of their children through separation, divorce and beyond

This is a powerful conversation about creating better outcomes for families - especially the youngest ones caught in the middle.

Links & Resources:

 🔗 To Be Loved Network 

 🔗  Darren Mort - Barrister

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