Family and Relationships
Our national family law team provides sensible, straight forward advice to our clients, often during a very difficult period in their lives.
Family law issues are always emotional, often stressful and can also be quite contentious. We take care to listen to you and talk through issues – guiding you through the options to resolve matters as practically as possible to achieve the best outcome.
Our expert team has a long track record of dealing successfully with complex relationship property matters, estate claims and trust-related disputes. This includes acting for clients in Family Court and High Court proceedings, although we generally try to – and often do – resolve our client’s disputes by negotiation or mediation. One out-of-court approach we offer is known as collaborative family law which you can read more about here.
We can help guide you through most situations, including prenups, the division of relationship or matrimonial property, contesting wills and navigating the Family Protection Act. Our team is here to help resolve these issues while providing the emotional support you may need.
Our areas of specialty expertise include:
- Protecting assets prior to and during a relationship – usually by way of a Contracting Out Agreement (prenup).
- Relationship property division following a separation or divorce.
- Collaborate family law: designed to help separating couples resolve legal issues without going to court.
- Issues arising from deceased estates, estate claims or contested wills.
- Testamentary promises claims.
- Issues and disputes regarding family trusts.
- Issues arising from enduring powers of attorney and applications under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1998.
If you’d like to know more, please call us or send us a message using the contact form.
