In most situations, Dane conducts all Family Law Court advocacy without the need for a Barrister (unless complexity requires it or the client wishes to engage Counsel).

This approach saves clients the additional cost of engaging Counsel in most circumstances.

With over 23 years’ experience as a Solicitor and previously as a Barrister in Australia and internationally, Dane provides a high level of knowledge and advocacy across the following family law areas:

Property and Financial Settlements

• Division of assets
• Drafting Consent Orders & Financial Agreements
• Litigation
• Assistance with valuation of assets (including complex corporate structures & entities)
• Representation of third-party interests (including Trustees in Bankruptcy)

Parenting

• Negotiation of Parenting Plans & Agreements
• Negotiating & finalising Consent Orders
• Interstate & international relocation
• Complex parenting matters (including risk, family violence & mental health issues)
• Parenting disputes

Spouse Maintenance and Child Support

Financial support for a spouse who is unable to support themselves, including:

• Interim and final spousal maintenance
• Enforcement of international maintenance orders

Child Support and Child Maintenance

• Child Support assessments
• Departure from Child Support assessments
• Child Support Agreements
• Enforcement of Child Support obligations
• Overseas Child Maintenance Orders

Appeals

• Property and Financial Matters
• Parenting
• Other legal points including conflicts, costs, forum, threshold determinations and limitation periods

International Family Law

• Hague Convention Applications
• International Child Recovery
• Child Maintenance Disputes
• Parenting Disputes
• Financial & Property Disputes
• Jurisdictional (forum) Disputes