AuthorBreanna LeBlanc

The slogan “the personal is political” began with the second-wave feminist movement and was popularized by Carol Hanisch. It referred to the idea of ‘consciousness raising’, where women would gather together to discuss the problems within their homes and marriages in order to realize that these problems were universal.  Whereas in the 1960s, the phrase was designed to draw attention to...

Going to court is often considered the last resort in family law. Resort to it should only be had after attempts at negotiation, mediation, and arbitration are undertaken. Court is expensive, and in the realm of family law, the issues presented are often extremely sensitive and involve intimate matters such as the end of relationships and best interests of children. We are not the first to...