2005-06-18T16:19:00.000+10:00

In the last few years Australia has developed online presences to faciliate the marriage and divorce markets in Australia. There are roughly 100,000 marriages and 50,000 divorces every year in Australia and the stats are not moving in the direction we all want.

www.i-do.com.au, Australia's Wedding Directory
www.i-dont.com.au Australia's Divorce Directory

Both are directories whereby businesses who provide services to both markets pay to advertise under an annual fee. i-dont.com.au launched more recently in Australia and there logo is a cupid with an arrow in it's back. Rather fitting for the siutation, don't you think????

2005-06-18T16:17:00.000+10:00

What is Mediation?

Mediation can be defined as: People coming together to discuss issues in dispute;

Trained professionals who help people to understand each other’s point of view and to work together to reach an acceptable agreement.

What bascially happens in Mediation?
The Mediators’ role is to manage and facilitate discussion so that people can reach their own common sense solution to their dispute.

The process generally follows these steps:

Mediators and the people involved introduce themselves and the Mediators explain the process and “ground rules” for the mediation.

Each person in turn outlines his or her concerns.

Each person is listened to without interruption.

Mediators encourage and facilitate discussion between the people on issues they have identified.

Mediators see each person privately, while the other has time to think about their options.

They are then brought back together and encouraged to negotiate future arrangements.

If all agree Mediators write up an agreement and give a copy to each person as a record of what was decided.

Helping People In Australia With Divorce

2005-06-17T10:05:00.000+10:00

MEDIA RELEASE
April, 2005

i-dont.com.au, Australia’s Divorce Directory

i-dont.com.au, Australia’s Divorce Directory has launched. It is a place for people to search online for services in their local area that will help them when dealing with relationship separation. The site also provides resources, articles on divorce and a forum for discussion between people experiencing similar circumstances.

Why Is This Service Needed?

Currently in Australia there is no specific website providing the broad range of services that is available on i-dont.com.au. The latest ABS statistics show that there are approximately over 100,000 marriages and over 50,000 divorces currently in Australia; 49.7 % of these divorces involve dependant children. At the same time 8.3 million Australians in 2004 accessed the Internet every month for an average of 13 hours, representing a staggering growth in use of the Internet in last 5 years. From this information we have identified a market whereby divorcing parties need a One Stop Shop to save time searching the Internet for relevant service providers. A search for the keyword Divorce on Google returned today 27,300,000 web pages from around the world.

What Can The Visitor Expect From This Website?

i-dont.com.au is a straightforward, free to the public, directory where divorcing couples can effortlessly select from a range of service providers across many different categories in one centralised location. i-dont.com.au will save users time and money, not to mention rebuild confidence in their ability to make a well-informed choice in selecting their service providers. It puts them back in control.

We have a catchy brand and an easily identifiable logo opening up the opportunity for businesses that service the divorce market to leverage off our presence and be exposed to many new clients on an ongoing basis. At the same time i-dont will be providing a valuable service to people experiencing divorce by making the search for what they need easier, less time consuming and ultimately more self empowering.

There are a number of categories for the initial launch including; family lawyers, mediators, health and fitness, accountants, financial advisors, finance providers, private investigation, and counselling to name a few. Divorcing parties will be able to search for services on a geographical basis under categories of interest. There is a Discussion Forum facility for people to talk online with each other openly about their experiences plus current, valuable content, a ‘Get Organised’ section and ‘Articles’ of interest .

Where Did i-dont.com.au Originate?

i-dont originated from noticing that most people nowadays have in some way been touched by divorce or know someone directly who has. The same stories are repeated about how scary it is when you realised a marriage is over and then the questions are asked, “What happens now? What should I do first? Who can help me through this?

Melinda Poole, one of the founders and spokesperson for i-dont.com.au says that between her and David and James Craig (Web Developers) they researched all available Internet based resources and found there was a vacancy for a truly independent directory service, as it was so hard and time consuming using just Search Engines to find divorce services. As a result i-dont.com.au was born. Many months have been spent researching the Australian market and developing a robust, polished, easy to use website and professional commercial image.

Australian Content To Help People Deal With Divorce

Helping People In Australia With Divorce