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Welcome to Nicholes Family Lawyers
Nicholes Family Lawyers is a boutique specialist family law firm. Our lawyers are committed to the provision of the highest-quality legal advice in all aspects of family law, together with an empathetic concern for our clients and their families.
What we can do for you
We are dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for you and your family. Our lawyers have experience in a broad range of specialised family law services, which includes specialist children's matters, complex property settlements, GLBTI and same sex disputes. All our staff members are trained in alternate dispute resolution methods including Collaborative Law. Although our lawyers are extremely experienced in litigation, we also have a firm commitment to avoid Court where it is in the client’s best interest to do so.
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GLBTI Family Law issues |
- Divorce and succession / estate planning
- Complex property litigation
- Maintenance applications
- Financial Agreements (including pre-nuptial and domestic partners and defacto or same sex agreements)
- Child support and child maintenance
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- Complex children's litigation
- Parenting arrangements including consent orders and parenting plans
- Relocation matters and child abduction
- Multi-party disputes, including grandparents or third parties
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- Children's matters
- Property matters
- Donor agreements
- Financial agreements
- Registration of your relationship
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| Alternate Dispute Resolution and Collaborative Law |
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Specialist Children's matters |
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Family Violence and Intervention Order matters |
- Mediation and Collaborative law offer a non litigious approach to resolving family law disputes
- Sally Nicholes, Monica Blizzard and Nadine Udorovic are trained collaborative lawyers
- Monica Blizzard is a trained mediator
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- Special medical procedure applications for children including treatment for gender identity dysphoria and sterilisation procedures
- International child abduction and Hague Convention matters
- Complex IVF and surrogacy arrangements
- International relocation
- Inter-country adoption
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- Intervention Orders - Magistrates Court
- Family Violence Orders - Family Court of Australia
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Our lawyers
| Sally Nicholes, Partner |
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| Monica Blizzard, Partner |
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| Keturah Sageman, Senior Associate |
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| Kristina Antoniades, Senior Associate |
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| Cane Mitchell, Senior Associate |
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| Anna Parker, Senior Associate |
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| Rebecca Dahl, Senior Associate |
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| Nadine Udorovic, Senior Associate |
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| Bridgette Kildea, Associate |
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| Kate Ettershank, Associate |
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| Andrew Sauer, Associate |
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| Bonnie Phillips, Associate |
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| Linda Rayment, Associate |
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Accredited Family Law Specialists 
Both Monica Blizzard and Kristina Antoniades are Accredited Family Law Specialists with the Law Institute of Victoria.
The Law Institute of Victoria offers lawyers working within a particular jurisdiction the opportunity to be assessed as Accredited Specialist. This involves an assessment program which focuses on technical knowledge and practical skills.
Our office
Level 9, 224 Queen Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000
DX294, Melbourne |
t: +61 3 9670 4122
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| f: +61 3 9670 5122 |
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