I am an Accred­it­ed Spe­cial­ist in Fam­i­ly Law and have been work­ing exclu­sive­ly in the area since 2016. Hav­ing worked as a Legal Asso­ciate for two Judges of the Fed­er­al Cir­cuit and Fam­i­ly Court of Aus­tralia as well as a solic­i­tor in spe­cial­ist fam­i­ly law teams. I have exten­sive expe­ri­ence across all areas of Fam­i­ly Law.

I have an in-depth under­stand­ing of both lit­i­ga­tion and alter­na­tive dis­pute res­o­lu­tion and how to pur­sue each path­way to my client’s ben­e­fit. I prac­tice across Aus­tralia in all areas of fam­i­ly law includ­ing divorce, par­ent­ing, prop­er­ty, child sup­port, finan­cial agree­ments, adop­tion, and sur­ro­ga­cy. My goal in all of my mat­ters is to work close­ly with my clients to achieve the best pos­si­ble outcome.

Exper­tise

  • Fam­i­ly Law

Sec­tors

  • Pri­vate Client & Fam­i­ly Businesses

Expe­ri­ence

I prac­tice exclu­sive­ly in Fam­i­ly Law and have expe­ri­ence with a broad range of mat­ters includ­ing com­plex par­ent­ing dis­putes involv­ing fam­i­ly vio­lence and seri­ous alle­ga­tions of risk, com­plex finan­cial mat­ters involv­ing assert­ed trusts and dis­put­ed busi­ness val­u­a­tions, and con­test­ed adop­tion and Chil­dren’s Court mat­ters. I have rep­re­sent­ed my clients in the Fed­er­al Cir­cuit and Fam­i­ly Court of Aus­tralia across Divi­sion 1, Divi­sion 2, and the Appeals Court, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and the Chil­dren’s Court, in addi­tion to medi­a­tions, arbi­tra­tions, and oth­er dis­pute res­o­lu­tion events. My back­ground and expe­ri­ence makes me a clear and effec­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tor and my clients are guar­an­teed an empa­thet­ic but hon­est approach to any and all issues in their matter.

Roles, mem­ber­ships, and education:

  • Bach­e­lor of Arts (Psy­chol­o­gy)
  • Bach­e­lor of Laws (Hon­ours),
  • New South Wales Law Soci­ety Member,
  • Ses­sion­al Aca­d­e­m­ic at West­ern Syd­ney University
  • Accred­it­ed Spe­cial­ist in Fam­i­ly Law 

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Publications

Are Prenups the height of romance? Rethink­ing Bind­ing Finan­cial Agreements

When peo­ple think about ​‘romance’, they tend to imag­ine things like can­dle­light, flow­ers, oys­ters, cham­pagne. Well, con­trary to pop­u­lar belief…

Are We; Aren’t We? Deter­min­ing whether a De Fac­to rela­tion­ship exists

As soci­ety and our views about mod­ern rela­tion­ships change, we have seen few­er peo­ple rush­ing to the alter, with many…

Use of Audio and Video Record­ings in Fam­i­ly Law cases

It’s no secret that we are glued to our smart­phones. Thanks to tech­no­log­i­cal advance­ments, we have a ​‘one stop shop’…

In the News

Con­grat­u­la­tions Greg Park­er and Swaab’s Fam­i­ly Law team for being recog­nised in Doyles Guide 2025

We are thrilled to announce that Greg Park­er has been recog­nised in Doyles Guide 2025 as a Rec­om­mend­ed Lead­ing Fam­i­ly & Divorce…

Press Release | Emma Nichelsen obtains Accred­it­ed Spe­cial­ist sta­tus with the Law Soci­ety of NSW in Fam­i­ly Law

Swaab Senior Asso­ciate Emma Nichelsen, has obtained Accred­it­ed Spe­cial­ist sta­tus with the Law Soci­ety of NSW in Fam­i­ly Law.Spe­cial­ist Accred­i­ta­tion is a struc­tured peer…

Press Release | Three New Senior Appoint­ments for Swaab

Wel­come:Rose­mary Tedesco — Spe­cial Coun­sel, Prop­er­ty, Plan­ning & Projects,Emma Nichelsen — Senior Asso­ciate, Fam­i­ly Law, and Chloe Howard — Asso­ciate, Prop­er­ty, Plan­ning & Projects“These…

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