Collaborative Professionals
In a collaboratively structured case, you will work with a team of experts including a collaborative lawyer, a financial specialist, and a mental health professional.
Family Lawyers
These are experienced family lawyers, trained in collaborative practice. You will each have your own lawyer, working efficiently with you and ensuring you stay out of court.
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I have extensive experience as a family lawyer, and I am an Accredited Family Law Specialist. I am also trained in collaborative practice and committed to alternative dispute resolution. I know that the majority of my clients do not want to end up in court.
I have a strong sense of family, fairness, and the importance of positive relationships, and I bring these values to my work and my clients every day.
Bayside Collaborative Separation Specialists
221 Bay Street
Brighton VIC 3186
P: 03 9596 8506
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Joe is the founder and principal solicitor of Vista Mediation, a law firm established to provide advanced dispute resolution services to parties wishing to avoid court. Joe is a collaboratively trained family lawyer, nationally accredited mediator and family dispute resolution practitioner.
Before starting Vista Mediation, Joe was a partner at a leading national family law firm and a solicitor for 15 years. As a lawyer, often working with families experiencing trauma and loss, Joe understands the importance of careful conflict management when helping people resolve their disputes, which are not always legal disputes.
Vista Mediation
Level33, 385 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000
M: 0416 177 714
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Randles Cooper Lawyers
234 Sydney Road Brunswick VIC 3056
P: 9383 3366 M: 0438 208 006
W: www.randlescooper.com.au
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Smart Separations
Level 1, 32-36 Camberwell Road
Hawthorn East VIC 3123
P: 1800 960 064
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Bonnie is the founder of Focus on Family, a law practice designed to help navigate family law matters and where possible utilise alternative dispute resolution pathways.
Bonnie is a principal lawyer trained in collaborative family law and parenting co-ordination, and on the Relationships Australia lawyer panel.
She applies compassion and common sense to minimise the impact of separation on families and children.
Focus on Family
Melbourne CBD / South Preston
M: 0423 249 474
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David is a Director of CE Family Law.
As an Accredited Family Law Specialist and an Independent Children’s Lawyer David has a unique experience in understanding legal proceedings and the effects of separation from the perspective of children as well as parents.
David has the view that parents should always remember children have rights and parents have responsibilities and the two should not be confused.
CE Family Law
P: 03 9596 0222
W: https://cefamilylaw.com.au/cefamilylaw.com.au
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Creative Family Law Solutions
637 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy North, VIC 3068
M: 0428 695 961
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Spectrum Law and Mediations
47 Whitehorse Road Deepdene VIC 3103
P: 03 9817 3480
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Farrar Gesini Dunn
5/466 Little Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne, VIC 3000
P: 03 8376 7000
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Tonkin Legal Group
8-10 Flintoff Street, Greensborough, VIC 3088
P: 03 9435 9044
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The Solutionist Group
Level 5 , 485 La Trobe Street Melbourne VIC 3000
M: 0414 318 048
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Lakey Family Law
Level 1, 32-36 Camberwell Road
Hawthorn East VIC 3123
M: 0400 146 764
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Maeve O’Brien and Associates
4/74 Doncaster Road Balwyn North VIC 3104
P: 03 9857 0099
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Tanya has worked exclusively in Family Law since 2009. Tanya was trained at one of the top family law firms in Melbourne, by family lawyers that share her value system to provide value-based billing. She is the Principal Family Lawyer at TML Family Law and has a passion for Collaborative Law, and keeping families out of Court – with as little expense both financial and emotional as possible.
TML Family Law
Level 11/456 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne, VIC 3000
M: 0400 578 179
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Jane is a lawyer, partner and founder at Umbrella Family Law. She has qualifications in Law and Counselling and enjoys working with clients who appreciate a professional that provides a friendly, emotionally supportive environment while working towards a positive outcome for their family law matter.
Jane understands the twists and turns of the post-separation journey and has watched children adapting to new arrangements. Jane enjoys assisting people with property and children’s matters and also has a special interest in step-families, second marriages and people who are starting their new, post-separation, life after 40.
Umbrella Family Law
142-144 Albert Road, South Melbourne, VIC 3205
P: 03 9279 6800
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Peter S Lustig & Commercial Collaborations
2710 Great Ocean Road
HORDERN VALE VIC 3238
P: 0407 196 669
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Chloe’s primary goal is to assist parties in resolving their family law matters outside of the court process, which she believes achieves better outcomes for families.
Solution Focused Separation
PO Box 111, Blackburn, VIC 3130
M: 0408 079 382
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Aimee is passionate about helping separating families stay out of the Family Courts, reach mutually satisfactory solutions for managing their post-separation finances and children’s arrangements, and maintaining amicable relationships afterwards.
Aimee is also a mum of one delightful little girl, veggie gardener and outdoors enthusiast!
Romer Maud Family Lawyers
L11/456 Lonsdale Street Melbourne 3000
P: 03 9070 9856
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Melia Lawyers
196 Buckley Street, Essendon, VIC 3040
P: 9004 3857 M: 0413 352 740
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Georgia started Family Centred Law in 2020 and operates offices in Shepparton and Healesville. Georgia has a focus on helping people separate without the stress and brings her collaborative methods and philosophy to all her matters, whether in court, out of court or in collaborative practice. Georgia values happiness and cohesion in families and works hard to achieve that for all her clients.
Georgia is a mother, sister, daughter, aunt and granddaughter and has been married and separated herself. She brings each of these perspectives to the table when working with families who are separating, along with her various professional experiences.
Family Centred Law
PO Box 140, Shepparton VIC 3632
M: 0491 638 212
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Andrew is an Accredited Family Law Specialist and has trained as a Collaborative Practitioner through MELCA Academy.
Andrew is mindful that each family is different but believes that all families can benefit from resolving issues arising from separation in a less acrimonious way. Collaborative practice is a bespoke and client-tailored way for Andrew to achieve this.
Hicks Oakley Chessell Williams
Level 18, 461 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000
Central 1, Lvl 2, Suite 17, 1 Ricketts Road, Mount Waverley VIC 3149
P: 03 9629 7411
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Emmalaura is a Principal lawyer working exclusively in family law. She trained as a Collaborative Lawyer and Mediator in 2015 whilst completing a Master of Laws majoring in dispute resolution.
Emmalaura advises on a broad range of matters and believes in a tailored approach for individual clients. Collaborative Practice offers her clients a non-adversarial, holistic and client-centred approach that reduces the stress and anxiety of more traditional processes.
Hicks Oakley Chessell Williams
Level 18, 461 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000
Central 1, Lvl 2, Suite 17, 1 Ricketts Road, Mount Waverley VIC 3149
P: 03 9629 7411
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Romer Maud Family Lawyers
L11/456 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
P: 03 9070 9856
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I am an Accredited Specialist Family Lawyer, Collaborative Practitioner, Mediator, Arbitrator and Collaborative Trainer.
I see my job as a lawyer differently from the way most of the profession sees its job.
I’ve been doing this work for more than three decades now, and as a legacy of that, my aim these days is to be a facilitator and peacemaker.
Smart Separation and MELCA
Level 1, 32-36 Camberwell Road,
Hawthorn East, VIC 3123
P: 1800 960 064
W: melca.com.au
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Rosetta has been a Collaborative Lawyer since 2008. She enjoys helping people work through issues of separation and divorce in a dignified manner using the collaborative process, where parties work as a team in an open, transparent and safe environment.
Rosetta likes working with other collaborative lawyers and professionals (i.e. counsellors and accountants) so parties can achieve the best outcome.
RT Legal Pty Ltd
92 St James Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084
P: 03 9459 5764
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Sterling Walters Lawyers
67 White Lane, Beaconsfield Upper, VIC 3808
M: 0404 848 958
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Evelyn has practised exclusively in family law since 2011, and is an Accredited Family Law Specialist.
She has extensive experience in all aspects of family law. Delivering the best possible outcomes to clients in a practical and cost effective manner is Evelyn’s overriding objective.
She is a trained Collaborative Lawyer, and enjoys assisting clients with the Collaborative Practice process.
Mitchell Family Law
3/550 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
P: 03 8595 9520
Estate Lawyers
These are experienced wills and estates lawyers, specifically trained in collaborative practice to help with your family business succession or your will dispute.
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Jacqui is an Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates, an NMAS accredited mediator, and a collaboratively trained lawyer, and has written and published three legal guides: ‘In Case of Emergency’, a practical guide for young families in the case of injury or death, ‘Death and Social Media, a guide to your digital estate planning’, and ‘The Sandwich Generation’.
TBA Law
145 High Street, Nagambie, VIC 3608
P: 03 5794 2334
Family Consultant
The family consultant is a psychologist, therapist or social worker, who is experienced in the dynamics of separating families and the impact on children. The family consultant offers coaching in conflict management and communication skills, to assist with the collaborative process.
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Donna has been working as a registered Psychologist at The Couch Therapy for over 20 years.
She works with children, adolescents, adults and couples.
Donna has experience in the family court system, she is a trained collaborative professional, family consultant/parental coordinator and offers her services in child-inclusive mediations.
Donna is passionate about assisting clients with practical, helpful strategies they can incorporate into their lives.
The Couch Psychology
32 Camberwell Road, Hawthorn East, VIC 3123
P: 03 8593 7500
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Real Resolutions
Psychologist, Nationally Accredited Mediator
M: 0434 644 940
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Bo is a psychologist and collaborative practitioner with a child, adolescent and family focus. Outside of Bo’s private practice in East Melbourne, he also holds an appointment as a psychologist with Barwon Health’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). In both roles, Bo works closely with families, including with parents and caregivers.
In addition to his training as a collaborative practitioner, Bo holds a Master of Psychology (Clinical) degree, Master of Education degree and Bachelor of Laws degree. Prior to his psychology training, Bo worked as a teacher and legal practitioner in Australia and overseas.
Bo Nixon
62 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, VIC 3002
M: 0474 464 383
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David is a clinical psychologist and the founder and director of Park Street Consulting. He is the former President of the Victorian Association of Collaborative Professionals, and the inaugural president of the Australian Association of Collaborative Professionals.
He specializes in couple work, before, during and post-separation, preferably through Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice.
He is an NMAS Accredited mediator and AAFT Accredited Clinical Supervisor, currently supervising Masters Students in Family Therapy at Bouverie Centre.
He has more than two decades of statutory experience, including as President of the Psychologists Registration Board (Victoria), member of VCAT, Multiple and Complex Needs Panel and others; he currently sits on the Patient Review Panel, reviewing applications for Assisted Reproductive Treatment such as surrogacy and sex selection.
Park Street Consulting
Clinical Psychologist, LEADR Accredited Mediator
276 Park St, North Fitzroy, VIC 3068
P: 03 9482 4134 M: 0419 581950
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Ena is a registered psychologist, a registered FDR Practitioner, and a Nationally Accredited Mediator. Ena was the Chair of the 4th National Mediation Conference April 1998 and Chair of the Board for the 12th National Mediation Conference 2014.
Ena has extensive experience in Collaborative Law and in the settlement of disputes involving interpersonal relationships such as Family Law, Elder Mediation and Workplace Disputes. As the Family Dispute Resolution Training Manager at Relationships Australia Victoria, Ena has conducted an extensive range of programs in the mediation field and training in Family Law, Parent Adolescent Disputes, Workplace, Gender Based Harassment, Elder Mediation and Neighbourhood disputes.
Psychologist /
Ena Shaw MediationLevel 1, 32-36 Camberwell Road Hawthorn East VIC 3123
M: 0400 926 060
Financial Professional
The financial professional gathers, organises and explains financial and budget information. Your financial professional will help you understand the impact of short term and long term financial decisions.
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As I witnessed the financial turmoil people go through when having a ‘traditional’ divorce, I knew they were not getting the help they needed with the financial planning aspects.
Clients came to me after settlement, worn down by the negotiations with the other side, often without any idea about what their settlement meant for them. Many were shattered about the loss of the future they had dreamed of and planned for, with no picture of what their future would be like. I wanted to do something about this and give everyone the help and guidance they needed when making financial decisions that would affect the rest of their lives.
Peters McKeown and MELCA
Level 1/32 Camberwell Road,
Hawthorn East, VIC 3123
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Jordan is an independent financial adviser, who specialises in helping people through life’s big transitions. He is trained in collaborative divorce as a financial neutral.
Jordan sees his role as helping people navigate their divorce with the confidence that comes from a full understanding of the family’s financial position – and the financial requirements for their new future.
PlanningSolo
PO Box 203, Ballarat, VIC 3353
M: 0414 318 048
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Aynsley is a Certified Divorce Coach, Financial Coach, podcaster and woman on a mission to change the way we approach separation and divorce.
Over 20 years as a Financial Advisor specialising in working with women navigating divorce.
Aynsley is a:
Certified Financial Transitionist
Collaboratively trained Financial Neutral CDC Certified Divorce Coach
CDC Certified Separation & Recovery Coach
Host of “The Business of Divorce” podcast
Aynsley Jurson
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PACE Wealth
Level 8, 155 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
P: 0408 138 901
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Forensic Solutions
Level 11, 456 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000
M: 0413 272 930