ARTICLE: Australian Financial Review - 6th January, 2026
Why this mother lives in a tiny home in her ex-husband’s backyard
Eva Bantin and her husband are divorcing after 22 years of marriage, but they don’t want their teenagers to live between two houses so they have come up with an unconventional solution – Bantin is living in her ex-husband’s backyard in a tiny home.
Lucy Slade Property reporter
The unconventional arrangement made sense for co-parenting
I divorced my husband and now live in a tiny house in his backyard - here's why it's the best thing I've ever done.
ARTICLE: Daily Mail - 8th January, 2026
ARTICLE: Domain.com.au - 7th January, 2026
Eva lives in her ex’s backyard. Here’s how it works
When Eva Bantin separated from her ex-husband, she faced a big co-parenting decision.
The New South Wales mother and recruitment specialist did not want her children to travel between two houses, so moved into a tiny house in her ex-husband’s backyard.
By Orana Durney-Benson
By Sarah Bull , Digital Senior Reporter
I divorced my husband but now live in a tiny home in his garden – it’s unconventional but very handy for the kids.
When it comes to divorce, a lot of former couples want to live as far apart from each other as humanly possible.
But Eva Bantin isn’t one of those people – and instead has set herself up in her ex-husband garden.
ARTICLE: The Sun UK 9th January, 2026