As many of you may know, on and after 31 January 2019 a ‘My Health Record’ will be created unless you choose to opt out. For those of you who haven’t heard about it, a ‘My Health Record’ is an online summary of your key health information, so basically an electronic health care record that will be created for you and your children unless you choose to opt out.  These details will inevitably include sensitive information including confidential health information and address and contact details.

So how does this effect family law clients?

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There is no disputing that we live in an age where technology is incredibly accessible.  So many of us  are dependent upon our mobile phones to assist us in managing our lives.  Our mobile phones can manage our diaries, record precious moments and even answer our questions with just a voice command. In the era of mobile phones, when embroiled in family law proceedings it can become very tempting to try and ‘catch out’ the other party by making an audio or video recording with just the press of a button to be used as evidence.  However, the question is, is this really ever a good idea?

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One of the biggest complaints about going through a separation and dividing assets and making arrangements for children is the amount of legal fees parties might incur in the process.  Nobody wants to spend an enormous amount of money on lawyers, something we here at Southern Waters Legal know and understand.

We often find that the higher a person’s fees get, the higher the personal stress that is experienced.  Both are things that people should aim to avoid where possible, and below we list some things you can do to minimise both increasing legal fees and personal stress, in no particular order:

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