Resources to Support You Through the Collaborative Process
Explore guides, videos, recommended reading and trusted organisations to help you navigate the collaborative process with clarity and confidence.
Video Guides to the Collaborative Process
Collaborative Process Guides & Information
The guides below are designed to support you with clear, practical information at each stage of the collaborative process.
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Supporting Children Through Family Changes
A new set of Child-Friendly Family Justice Resources has been introduced, featuring multimedia content such as videos to help children understand family justice processes in a way that is suitable for their age and level of understanding.
The resources are intended for children aged 8–12 who may be going through family changes, including separation or divorce, or whose parents are involved in the family courts process.
These child-focused family law resources form part of the wider reform of Ireland’s family justice system. They support a key objective of the Family Justice Strategy 2022–2025, which outlines a major programme of reform aimed at creating a system that places the needs and rights of children at its centre.
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Books for Adults
A Short Guide to Divorce Law in Ireland:
A survival handbook for the family
by Helen Collin
Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Ireland:
A Handbook for Family Lawyers and Their Clients
by Joseph Madigan
When Parents Separate:
Helping Your Children Cope
by John Sharry, Peter Reid and Eugene Donohoe
Mom's House, Dad's House:
A Complete Guide for Parents
by Isolina Ricci
Books for Younger Children
Two Homes
by Claire Masurel
Age 3-5
Dinosaurs Divorce
by Marc Brown
Age 4-8
Was it the chocolate pudding?
by Sandra Levins and Bryan Langdo
Age 2-6
Mum and Dad Glue
by Kes Gray and Lee Wildish
Age 3-5
When My Parents Forgot How To Be Friends
by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos & Marta Fabrega
Age 4-7
Two Birthday Cakes
by Danielle Jaku-Greenfield
Age 4-8
Books for Older Children
It’s Not The End Of The World
by Judy Blume
Age 8-13
The Case of the Scary Divorce
by Carl Pickhardt
Age 9-12
The Suitcase Kid
by Jacqueline Wilson
Age 9-14
Goggle Eyes
by Anne Fine
Age 12-16