Who am I?
I am the principal of The Separation Place. We are a small boutique firm based in south west Sydney and we assist clients from anywhere in Australia.
I real life, I am a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunty. I have family and friends that have experienced domestic violence and this is why my firm The Separation Place is a proud supporter of Escabags.
What we do
Our main areas of practice are Family Law and Mediation. In a smaller team we assist families with Estate Planning and Estate Litigation.
Why we do it
Our goal is keep our family law clients safe and educated so that they can feel empowered while navigating the thing that is separation and divorce. They are thrown into a new world where they are negotiating about their finances and children. Through education our clients can make decisions about their future with confidence and that makes me proud.
Why I love Mediation and Collaborative Practice
In our mediation practice, we strive to provide a cost-effective avenue to assist separating parents to talk about the tough stuff in a safe and respectful way.
Our skills as Collaboratively trained lawyers, in both Family Law and Estates, assists us in our day to day practice as we navigate the emotionally charged areas of Family law and Estate Litigation.
Our favourite way to practice law is working with like minded Lawyers who value Collaborative Practice as the most inclusive tool to help families.
What qualifications do I have?
I have been practising as a lawyer for 25 + years and have the following qualifications:
Lawyer
Bachelor of Laws
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Masters of Law (Family Law)
Accredited Specialist in Family Law
Collaborative Lawyer trained in both Family Law and Estates
Mediator
Nationally accredited mediator
Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
Arbitrator
Accredited Specialist Family Law Arbitrator
Parenting Coordination
Parenting Coordinator
Coach
