Divorce can be a difficult and emotional process, and Goldsmiths Lawyers' family lawyers work closely with clients to guide them through the legal process of separation and divorce. We provide the following services around divorce:

• Legal severance of marriage.
• Applying for a divorce, both joint and sole applications and preparing the necessary court documents.
• Responding to divorce applications.
• Assistance with complex divorce issues such as when the other party cannot be located or international service or substituted service.
• Representing you in court.

Asset settlement is another important area of family law where Goldsmiths Lawyers provides legal guidance, support, and representation. We help clients navigate complex property settlement and spousal maintenance issues and provide expert advice on the legal and financial implications of property settlements, such as: 

• Advice relating to marriage and de facto relationships, including same-sex couples.
• Negotiating property settlements and dividing property so that you can financially move on with your life.
• Assisting with property settlements that involve complex business, company and trust structures, including acting for a number of rural and farming families.
• Assisting with property settlements that involve assets held in Australia and overseas.
• Representation to negotiate and achieve out-of-court settlements including where required, participation in mediations/dispute resolution.
• Initiating or responding to court proceedings involving property settlement matters and spousal maintenance.
• Issuing urgent applications with the court, including seeking urgent injunctions.
• Issuing or defending proceedings in relation to the setting aside of financial agreements.
• Spousal Maintenance in circumstances where financial assistance is required.
• Representing you in court.

Parenting orders are another area where Goldsmiths Lawyers' family lawyers provide expert legal representation. We work closely with clients to negotiate and draft parenting plans, ensuring that your children's best interests are the primary focus. We provide the following services around parenting arrangements:

• Developing and implementing workable parenting arrangements through negotiation.
• Dispute resolution.
• Issuing or responding to proceedings involving children and parenting arrangements.
• Complex child proceedings involving issues of abuse, family violence, child identity, parental capacity, risk factors, and supervised parenting arrangements.
• Breaches of parenting orders, including issuing contravention applications.
• Child relocation matters both interstate and international.
• Child support and seeking departure orders from the court.

Goldsmiths Lawyers provide legal representation around financial agreements, both pre-relationship or marriage, during relationship or marriage and after separation. We can provide:

• Advice on new and existing financial agreements.
• Protection of assets.
• Issuing or defending proceedings in relation to the setting aside of financial agreements.

Intervention orders, also known as restraining orders, are used to protect individuals from harm or threats of harm by family members or other parties. Goldsmiths Lawyers' family lawyers have extensive experience in obtaining and defending intervention orders, both in Victoria and interstate. Our client’s safety and well-being is of paramount concern to us. 

We have experience in family violence matters involving: physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental and emotional abuse, financial abuse, and stalking. We can provide legal support in family violence situations and can provide the following services:

• Putting measures in place to ensure the protection and safety of you and your children.
• Applying for an intervention order.
• Defending an intervention order application.
• Assistance with advice and representation in criminal matters involving family violence and associated criminal charges arising out of family violence allegations and breaches of interim and final intervention orders.