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About Us
Creating Positive Change Together
Parenting Together Apart for Parents Not Together (PTA) service provide support for parents and children navigating through the process of family separation. Whether your situation is complex, high risk or amicable, PTA varied services from Co-Parenting Clinics, Family Dispute Resolution Mediation, Parental Alienation Complex Case Management Services, Family Contact Supervision, Child Relocation and Child Abduction services, and our Power Courage Voice (PCV) Kids and Separated Parents Development Programs, our organisation is focused in helping your family transition through change with ease.
PTA services also provide additional support within our integrated services program via our PTA Network Professional Partners, making PTA unique approach it’s only kind in Australia.
Our Story
Get to know us
1993
About our Founder
Our Founder, Jeannie, married her childhood sweetheart, but the marriage soon fractured, marking the beginning of a fourteen-year journey through the Family Law Court system. This included twenty separate court applications—eighteen initiated by the other party—hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs, and a profound emotional toll. Her lived experience exposed deep systemic failures that continue to financially and emotionally harm parents and children today. This reality became the foundation for Parenting Together Apart for Parents NOT Together, supporting families across Australia and globally.
2010
Professional Background – Formal Summary
Jeannie has worked extensively in Australia supporting families and children involved in residential and foster care following intervention by child protection services. Through examining each family’s pathway into the system, it was apparent that these families reflected the broader community. However, in the absence of adequate early intervention, including access to community supports, education, and counselling, periods of crisis frequently escalated. These escalations often triggered statutory involvement, leading to the separation of children from their families.
2014
Power Courage Voice (PCV)- Program Overview
Power Courage Voice (PCV) Coaching Family Development Services was launched to support children and parents navigating everyday family challenges. Through tailored life-design programs for parents, children, individuals, and couples, PCV provides families with opportunities to access support, build resilience, and strengthen family relationships.
2017
Professional Insight – Family Law Systemic Observations
Through her appointment in Family Reportable Supervision for high-risk and complex matters, Jeannie uncovered a systemic pattern within the family law framework. The commencement of court proceedings often resulted in parents losing practical power and voice, with conflict compounded by adversarial legal practices and a system insufficiently focused on preserving the integrity of the family unit
2018
Parenting Together Apart for Parents NOT Together (PTA)
Parenting Together Apart for Parents NOT Together (PTA) was established to support families experiencing separation and to provide a pathway for meaningful change for those struggling to transition into separate family life. PTA focuses on empowering separated parents to retain control outside the legal system, helping them avoid unnecessary litigation, reduce legal costs, and resolve their matters without court intervention.
2018
2020
Parenting Together Apart for Parents NOT Together (PTA)
PTA was launched Australia-wide and works not only at a national level, but also in partnership with global organisations to support children and parents affected by relocation and abduction matters.
Parenting Together Apart for Parents NOT Together (PTA)
Nearly 30 years after her own separation, and more than eleven years since officially opening its doors, Parenting Together Apart (PTA)—together with Power Courage Voice (PCV) and the PTA Network of Professional Partners—has supported hundreds of separated families. Through this work, PTA has helped families save thousands of dollars in legal and court-related costs, while guiding parents through the emotional challenges that arise when separation is unavoidable.
PTA works not only with parents, but also alongside like-minded practitioners who share a commitment to empowering families as they transition toward positive outcomes. PTA does not seek to change the system; rather, it works with parents one family at a time, supporting them to remain empowered as they navigate change and move toward positive outcomes. The focus remains on strengthening the family unit and, most importantly, prioritising the wellbeing and future of the children.
2018
The Focus of Our Efforts
Ways We Help
PTA Professional Network Partners
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
A pre-requisite to join the PTA Professional Network Partners is having lived the experience
as a parent or child of separation or have experienced a significant historic event that is not dissimilar. Our PTA team have been specially selected because of the work they do to make a difference in supporting parents, children and individuals within the communities. Our PTA Team are professionals you would less likely meet, but the connection you hope for. What each of these special individuals all have in common is their advocacy for families, have made good from their own struggles, and genuinely have understanding, expertise, and a driven empathy for the emotional home of our parents and children, to return you home to your families.
Media Centre
Showcasing Our Impact
Parenting Together Apart for Parents NOT Together is proud to be recognised for its contribution to supporting separated families through evidence-informed, community-based programs.
Our media features highlight the scope and impact of our work, our commitment to early intervention and family support, and our focus on outcomes that promote stability, safety, and child-centred decision-making beyond adversarial legal processes.
We invite you to explore our recent media coverage below.
If you are interested in learning more about our programs, partnerships, or impact outcomes, we welcome enquiries and opportunities for collaboration. Click on the link for Learning more about PTA Impact
Competitive Pricing
Outstanding Quality
Parenting Together Apart for Parents NOT Together are focused to keep parents out of the family courts when possible. PTA have saved parents thousands of dollars of court and court expert costs with parents spending a fraction of costs they would otherwise spend, getting parents closer to living the next chapter of their lives much sooner!
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