Mills Oakley Lawyers

Damian Harriss
Partner
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Partner and Joint Family Law Team Leader

Experience

Damian has more than 17 years experience advising and acting for clients in all areas of family law, with particular expertise in complex property disputes, parenting disputes and litigious and non-litigious matters.

Damian:

• has a strong commercial focus with proven ability to work closely with clients to achieve prompt and fair outcomes
• is efficient, accurate and attuned to his clients’ desires for precise, practical and pragmatic advice
• has experience in very complex property and parenting cases
• completed his Master of Laws degree (LLM) specialising in family law in 2004

Damian provides advice relating to all areas of family law, including:

• property settlements between married, unmarried (de facto) and same-sex spouses upon relationship breakdown
• litigious and non-litigious financial and parenting cases
• spousal maintenance and child support
• the interstate and international relocation of children
• the preparation of financial agreements (eg pre-nuptial agreements) and deeds of settlement
• family violence applications (including obtaining and defending intervention orders)
• the interaction of family law and bankruptcy

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor of Jurisprudence
• Bachelor of Laws
• Masters of Laws
• Admitted to practice in October 1991
• Member, Family Law Section of the Australian Law Council
• Legal officer, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) [rank of Squadron Leader] and experienced in military disciplinary proceedings and boards of inquiry

Damian presents regularly on family law matters to the legal profession and other groups. He is available to speak on family law matters to interested groups and associations.