Family Law Barristers Queensland & NSW

As well as offering mediation services to assist resolve disputes, we will also assist parties on an interim basis.

Interim arrangements with a planned review in 3 months can offer better outcomes for parents whilst they are otherwise coming to terms with the breakdown of their relationship.

Mediation

As a neutral mediator we help clients settle their disputes. Mediation is about helping clients find their own result.

Mediators may provide guidance about possible court outcomes and help clients understand that a compromise before court can be mutally benefical for all parties.

Arbitration

If mediation or other forms of negotiation fail and the cost and delay in obtaining a Court decision are daunting - have you considered arbitration?

As an AIFLAM registered family law arbitrator we can provide an arbitral award where the parties wish to privately arbitrate their dispute or have requested the Court to refer their dispute to arbitration.

Redesigning the Mediation Process

My mediation process has been redesigned to provide a more efficient booking process but primarily to expect greater involvement from me than what is considered the norm.

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Varying Spousal Maintenance - Twenty Years Later

An application in the Federal Circuit Court to vary a spousal maintenance order made in 1999, where the parties had been divorced for 21 years, was successful.

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Med-Arb – The Next Frontier

Around twenty years ago, private mediation of family law disputes was a relatively new professional service. Today, mediation before litigation is mandatory in parenting disputes and is certainly considered best practice for all family law disputes. Since 2015, arbitration of family law financial disputes has become more widely understood and accepted. Indeed, practitioners have recently been challenged to inform the court as to whether the relevant matter is appropriate for arbitration. A common question I am now receiving, is “Can you then arbitrate this dispute after you have mediated ?”

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Redesigning the Mediation Process

Varying Spousal Maintenance - Twenty Years Later

Med-Arb – The Next Frontier