Separation and Same-Sex Parented Families Workshops by Dr Luke Gahan

Separation and Same-Sex Parented Families Workshops by Dr Luke Gahan

On 20 and 22 February 2019, WA Family law Pathways Network organised full-day workshops with Dr Luke Gahan in Perth and Busselton. Dr Luke Gahan presented his findings from the Australian Separated Same-Sex Parent Study and covered topics including same-sex parents’ experiences of separation services, post-separation shared care, the legal recognition of non-biological parents after separation, and how service providers can work effectively with same-sex parents experiencing separation.

Workshop Materials

Presentation Slides

Handouts

Bouverie Centre Guidelines

Articles by Dr Luke Gahan

Separated Same-Sex Parents’ Experiences and Views of Services and Service Providers

Separated Same-sex Parents: Troubling the Same-sex Parented Family

Separation and Post-Separation Parenting within Lesbian and Gay Co-parenting (Guild Parented) Families

Additional Resources

Beyond 'we treat everybody the same'

Beyond a Rainbow Sticker

Video Recordings from Perth Workshop

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

If you have any further questions that you would like to address to Dr Luke Gahan, please email him at [email protected].