Parenting Arrangements
We craft child-centred parenting plans and consent orders, manage relocation or recovery issues, advise on international child-abduction matters and address family-violence risks while always prioritising the best interests of the child.
Property & Financial Settlements
We identify and value asset pools, advise on business and trust structures, negotiate superannuation splits (including SMSFs and defined-benefit funds) and resolve disputes through consent orders or, when required, contested hearings.
Child Support & Spousal Maintenance
We review and challenge child-support assessments, draft binding or limited child-support agreements and pursue or defend interim and ongoing maintenance applications, ensuring both parties’ capacities and needs are properly considered.
Family Violence & Intervention Orders
We act swiftly in applications, variations and defences, coordinate safety plans with support services and ensure protective orders align with any concurrent parenting proceedings.
Child Protection & DFFH Matters
We represent parents, carers and extended family in Department of Families, Fairness and Housing proceedings, advocating for procedural fairness and the least-intrusive intervention consistent with each child’s safety and wellbeing.
Dispute Resolution & Mediation
We guide and represent clients in structured negotiations and mediation, working with independent dispute-resolution professionals to reach enforceable agreements without the need for judicial determination.
Binding Financial Agreements
We prepare prenuptial, co-habitation and separation agreements that may be signed before, during or after a relationship. Each agreement can quarantine nominated assets (such
