Family Law

At KPW, our lawyers are ready to support you with any family matters that arise from our country locations in NSW and Victoria, through to city locations in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney as required. Our lawyers are uniquely positioned to operate on both sides of the border, so you benefit from our extensive local and national knowledge.

What does family law cover?

Family Law in Australia covers an extensive range of matters and we’re able to support you directly with these through our in-house lawyers and legal support team. If we need to instruct experts from outside the legal field to support your matter, we utilise our vast local and national networks, so we get you all the help you need quickly and efficiently. When needed, we can also engage talented and experienced barristers who jump at the chance to work with our efficient and proactive lawyers.

How we help you navigate family matters

At KPW lawyers, we can provide legal advice about your rights, entitlements, and obligations surrounding Family Law. Family Law covers same-sex and different-sex relationships when there is a dispute surrounding parenting, property division or both.

We have an extraordinary track record of settling family law property matters through efficient and amicable negotiation and mediation. We aim to settle property divisions fairly and swiftly so that your assets are not wasted on unnecessary litigation costs. If litigation is necessary, we will fight hard to get you the best result possible.

If there are children involved in the dispute, parents and/or guardians of the children can use the Family Law system, whether they are married or not, to make arrangements for the care and access to those children.

Grandparents and other loved ones of the children, who want to maintain those relationships can also use the Family Law system.

We can assist you with whatever issue you are facing with the children in your lives.

Our lawyers will always be open and honest with you. You can be assured that all legal advice will be delivered with compassion and understanding as we help you navigate these often-challenging times.

Areas of Family Law that we regularly help clients with:

• Legal representation at Family or Children’s court
• Marriage, divorce and legal separation issues
• Annulment of marriages
• Prenuptial agreements
• Spousal maintenance
• Breakdowns of a marriage or a de facto relationship
• Arrangements for a property after the breakdown of a marriage or a de facto relationship
• Property Settlements
• Anticipated changes to the status of a relationship
• Arrangements for your child/children after a relationship has ended
• Guardianship of children
• Parental rights and grandparent’s rights
• Parenting plans for child custody and visitation
• Financial support of children, e.g., child support and the enforcement of payments
• Binding financial agreements
• Local district court matters
• Adoption
• Paternity testing

We accept legal aid for Family Law and Criminal Law matters from all our office locations in Albury, Wodonga, Howlong, Wagga Wagga, Canberra and Sydney.

If you can’t see the Family Law service you need, do give our team a call or book your free legal consultation today. Our lawyers are ready to help you with your Family Law matters.