Summary
I'm originally from Manchester, UK. Between 2004 and 2007 I worked at Henmans LLP in Oxford, qualifying as a Solicitor of England & Wales in 2006.
I moved to Melbourne in 2007 and studied law for a semester at Monash University. I was admitted as a lawyer in Victoria in August 2008. Since this time I have practised exclusively in all aspects of family law (including both simple and complex property and parenting disputes) at Melbourne CBD firms, including a move to Schetzer Papaleo as Family Law Special Counsel in 2021.
I have also been a regular family lawyer volunteer at the Fitzroy Legal Service night clinic since 2009. I am actively engaged in the Melbourne Jewish community, both professionally and socially.
Practice Areas
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Family court
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Marriage legal rights
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Pre-nuptual agreements
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Apply for a divorce
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1Child custody, contact and visitation
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1Parenting orders
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Same sex relationships
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Domestic violence
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Family Violence Intervention Orders
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Experience
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Schetzer Papaleo
Family Lawyer
January, 2021 - Present
I specialise in the following areas of family law:
Property Settlement and Financial Matters; Child Custody and Parenting; Child Support; Collaboration; Court; Divorce and Separation; De Facto and Same Sex Relationships; Estate Planning; Wills and Trusts; Financial Agreements (“Pre-nups”); International Family Law and Abduction/Relocation; Surrogacy, Parentage, Donor Agreements, IVF and ART; Gender Indentity Dysphoria – for adults and children; Adoption; Domestic Violence
As well as offering technical advice and expertise in the above areas, I'm experienced in each of the different process options and dispute resolution methods available in a family law dispute, namely:
Going to Court; Collaboration; Negotiation; Mediation; and everything else in between.
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Fitzroy Legal Service
Family Law Clinic Volunteer
July, 2009 - July, 2014
As a volunteer to the night clinic, I provided 30 minutes of family law advice to each client (usually 4 or 5 clients per evening) on a broad range of problems, from parenting disputes to how to obtain a divorce.
Education
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Monash University
Law
2007 - 2007
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College of Law UK
Legal Practice Course
2003 - 2004
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University of Birmingham
Law
1999 - 2002
Location
5/170 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Virtual Practice
Practising Certificate
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Victoria, Australia
7 years held