The Butler McIntyre & Butler Family and Relationship Law team strives to provide timely and practical advice to achieve the best outcome for their clients and families. Our Family and Relationship Law team are able to provide clients with sound and practical advice on all matters effecting clients experiencing and contemplating separation, including:

• Children’s matters such as care arrangements, who the child may live with, and how much time the child may spend with the other parent or significant others (including grandparents). The family and relationship law team have experience in applications before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia dealing with relocation, recovery including Hague conventions, parentage testing, surrogacy and adoption.
• Property matters – the distribution of property acquired during a relationship whether it be a marriage, de facto or same-sex relationship, advice in respect to the effect of separation on company assets, Trusts, and ownership arrangements involving third parties.
• Financial agreements in respect of both de facto relationships and marriage and also financial agreements in respect of couples contemplating a de facto relationship or marriage, or during a de facto relationship or marriage and following separation.
• Spousal Maintenance.
• Child support including Binding and Limited Child Support Agreements.
• Matters in the child welfare jurisdiction.

In addition, Anna, Sophie and Zoey have significant experience in mediation and negotiation and are proficient in achieving an outcome that meets the needs of their clients and their families.

Unfortunately, parties experiencing separation have or are often experiencing family violence and trauma. Our Family and Relationship Law team adopt a trauma informed practice in an effort to minimise the impact of negotiations and outgoing Court proceedings on clients.

Sophie regularly appears in the Magistrates Court and has extensive experience in Family Violence and Restraint Order matters.

The Family and Relationship Law team are committed to keeping themselves up to date on changes not only in Family and Relationship Law but other areas of the legal system that may impact upon clients who are contemplating or experiencing separation.

The Family and Relationship Law team pride themselves on being approachable, available, and ready to support you and your family in this emotionally charged and challenging time.