Alex places emphasis on ensuring her clients understand all their options and can make an informed decision in often stressful and difficult circumstances. She has a reputation for acting in high value and complex property matters including cases with businesses, companies (private and publicly listed), trusts and taxation issues. Alex has been involved in many cases involving intergenerational family businesses, succession planning and where the divorce of a parent or child affects a broader family dynamic. Alex also has extensive experience about how a loan (documented or not) or gift may be dealt with in a property settlement.
Alex also has a strong parenting practice with a particular interest in high conflict parenting, personality disorders, psychiatric issues, alienation/resist/refuse cases and drug and alcohol abuse. Alex has experience in mediation, child-inclusive mediation and litigation about children. She frequently advises about safety and risk issues and how children’s wishes are considered in determining children’s arrangements in separated families.
Alex is trained in collaborative law, an interest-based style of negotiation where former spouses adopt a “settlement only” strategy from the outset, which is reflected in a written agreement between parties that neither of them will threaten or go to Court. Negotiations occur in an open and facilitated way to achieve a mutually beneficial and agreed outcome. Research shows the collaborative law process sets up former spouses for better co-parenting in the future, fosters openness, cooperation and ensures voices are heard and listened to in the process.
Alex is consistently recognised by her peers as a leading family lawyer and is ranked highly in the Doyle’s Guide and Best Lawyers in Australia list.
Alexandra’s expertise includes: