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Family law

The Family Law team at Champion Legal is committed to providing our clients with the best and most complete legal service available. Over the last 30 years we have built up a reputation amongst clients and colleagues for providing quality and expert advice to our clients.

At Champion Legal we work with our clients to achieve practical and commercial solutions during one of the most emotionally difficult times they may face. Involving our clients in each step of the process and working together with our clients is our way of achieving for our clients the desired outcome.

OUR SERVICES

Our expert team can assist our clients in all areas of family law including;

Providing legal advice on the implications of separation
Assisting clients to resolve issues arising from family breakdown outside the court process
Collaborative family law, mediation and alternate dispute resolution processes
Formalising agreements between separated couples
Representing clients in court proceedings under the Family Law Act relating to divorce, property settlement, maintenance and parenting issues
Advising clients who have been in de facto or same sex relationships about their rights upon the breakdown of their relationship and representing them in proceedings under the Property (Relationships) Act
Advising clients about their rights and obligations in relation to child support and, where necessary, representing them in court.
Preparing financial agreements for clients entering into a de facto relationship or marriage
Representing children in contested court proceedings before the Family Court or Federal Magistrates Court

COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW

At Champion legal we also offer collaborative family law to our clients. Collaborative law is a non-adversarial conflict resolution process, empowering clients to come to mutually agreed decisions about their family law issues outside of the court process.

In a collaborative law case all negotiations take place in “four-way” settlement meetings that both the clients and their solicitors attend. In this process each party has built in legal advice and advocacy during the negotiations and our family lawyers trained in collaborative law practice will guide you towards the best possible resolution.

The key difference between collaborative law and conventional practice is the agreement by both clients and both lawyers not to go to court.

At Champion Legal we recognise the value of collaborative practice to family law clients and we are pleased to offer this service to our clients.

For more details and assistance, please contact Neil Jamieson or Susana Staka on 02 9635 8266 or e-mail: famlaw@champion.com.au