HIGH QUALITY + AFFORDABLE

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As part of our preliminary case review, you will provide us with a written overview of your case and the problem you are seeking to resolve. Our lawyers will review the case, and our paralegal will contact you for a detailed discussion of the relevant service streams and costs options to resolve your parenting or property matter. Valued at $660. It's yours, free. 

In our single-session case conference, we will ask detailed questions about the relevant issues in your matter including current and past parenting arrangements; and yours and your former partner's financial circumstances including contributions and future needs. We will ask about your hopes and expectations for any eventual arenting and property arrangements; and provide you with a general appraisal of your case including the strengths and weaknesses and what is likely to be realistic and achievable in the circumstances. 

 Our month-by-month fixed-fee subscription applies to the pre-action phase of your parenting and/or property matter.

It covers the disclosure process (where parties are required to exchange all relevant information about their children (in parenting matters) and financial circumstances (in property matters)). It also covers all pre-action correspondence with the other side; and all communications between us including case conferences and as many phone calls, emails and texts as you need.

Negotiations are completed and you have agreed on how parenting is to be shared and property divided. Congratulations! One way to make your agreement legally binding is with Consent Orders, sealed by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCoA). Some families handle this step independently of lawyers with a 'DIY Application for Consent Orders Kit' from the FCFCoA website:  Application for consent orders (do it yourself kit) | Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. But if you want to save yourself the time and stress, we can do the hard work for you. Our legal drafting service is time-billed at a rate of $440 per hour. Costs can vary but the average is around $5,500 (GST inclusive).

The average cost of a judicially determined family law matter is $72,000. The upper range is $450,000-500,000. Most families fund their litigation by selling the family home. The financial consequences of litigation can be devastating and life-long. Engaging a lawyer for the whole process can be cost-prohibitive, and self-representation can be scary and overwhelming. But there is a mid-way, and that involves having us draft and file all your initiating legal documents This is known as a 'limited-service agreement' or unbundled legal service. The idea is you have a lawyer complete the most technically complex tasks for a capped fixed-fee and DIY the rest. 

For those seeking full legal representation for the entirety of their litigation, we offer an innovative, multi-disciplinary service.

We link you up with a highly skilled and experienced lawyer (from our exceptional nation-wide network) to run the litigation while we provide separation mentoring (counselling) as an in-built extra.

The cost of a full litigation team for the entire Court phase will depend on the complexity of the matter and the time involved. But the average cost of a judicially determined matter in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCoA) is $74,000. 

As specialists in pre-action negotiations, our mission is to keep you out of Court. But when Court is unavoidable, the multi-disciplinary option can be a gamechanger for families.

The cheapest way to fund a war is to avoid it in the first place. Our mediation program is expertly designed to dig into the emotional undercurrents of family law disputes so that parties are able to address their differences with a higher degree of self-awareness, self-esteem, clarity of purpose and, ultimately, a better chance of success. Through a child-focussed approach and creative problem solving, parents are given the space and skills to draft a parenting plan that is realistic, achievable and emotionally attuned to the needs of the entire family system. 

  Parenting coordination is a type of Family Court “aftercare”, helping families to implement Parenting Orders effectively and sustainably well after the ink has dried, and the lawyers have gone home. Through ongoing support to solve problems as they arise, and keep conflict under control, parenting co-ordination can restore hope to battle-weary co-parents and be a gift to their peace-loving kids. 

A therapeutic approach to the stress of family separation, our separation mentoring program recognises that real peace doesn't necessarily come from a piece of paper from a judge. Often the anger and resentment that you see in yourself, or the other party is a symptom of unresolved pain and grief. That is entirely natural, and identifying and acknowledging it is the first step towards healing and a happy, fulfilling life. You can turn the rocky road of separation into an enormously positive, transformative experience. The key is leaning into the feelings; not pushing them down or pretending they are not there, but facing them, processing the pain and trauma and opening the door to a freer, happier future. Don't waste the pain.