Alison has worked exclusively in family law since 2007, including across difficult parenting matters and complicated property settlements. After completing her Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Business in 2006, Alison obtained her Master of Law (Applied Law) majoring in Family Law in 2015.
As an experienced family lawyer, Alison appreciates that family law disputes can be overwhelming, stressful, and full of uncertainty. Alison works to minimise the impact on our clients, their children, and their family. Her priority is to guide families towards a bright, certain, and stable future.
Family law, including difficult parenting matters and complicated property matters.
Alison thinks outside of the square and often has multiple options available for one scenario. The ability to look at things from different points of views and find alternatives enables her to work with her clients to find the approach that is going to work best for them. By keeping an open mind when parties aren’t finding common ground, and trying different approaches, she is able to help her clients reach workable resolutions, even if the outcome is less usual or hadn’t been considered before. She enjoys helping people to make sensible and informed decisions, and encourages her clients to consider how their family law matters will impact their family long-term, especially with parenting matters.
The following are examples of matters Alison has recently worked on.
Our client instructed our office after they had attended a mediation unrepresented in relation to parenting arrangements. The client felt pressured and unheard throughout that mediation process.
We assisted our client by arranging a further lawyer-assisted mediation, where the client felt heard and the parties were able to negotiate revised parenting arrangements. The matter was successfully resolved through a mutually agreed Parenting Plan, avoiding the need for court proceedings and providing our client with a practical and cost-effective outcome.
Our client sought our assistance after relocating to Australia with their children with the written consent of the other parent. Following the relocation, the other party, who was self-represented, commenced parenting proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia seeking final parenting orders.
We provided our client with legal advice and negotiated Consent Orders that resolved the dispute without the need for a contested hearing.
Outside of the office, Alison enjoys spending time with her children, playing netball and Formula 1 racing. She is also a self-confessed hippo enthusiast. Her travels throughout Africa have only deepened her appreciation, inspiring an impressive hippo collection over the years.
