About this episode

Rodney Joyce shares his 24-year journey of paying child support and the challenges of co-parenting after separation.

Send us Fan Mail Episode 29 Guest - Rodney Joyce On this episode, I am joined by Rodney Joyce, a 57-year-old father of three from Ballina. Rodney shares the deeply personal story of fighting for his children and the struggles with mediation. After separating from his first partner when his daughter was 4 years old, Rodney found co-parenting manageable until his daughter turned eight and contact was abruptly cut off. He describes his experience with mediation and explains why he found the proc...

People in this episode

Host: Purcy

Guest: Rodney Joyce

Topics covered

• child support
• co-parenting
• mediation
• family struggles
• personal stories

Keywords

• child support
• co-parenting
• mediation
• family
• personal story
• fatherhood
• relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ballina

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