FAMILY LAW

Family Lawyers in Myrtleford

Separation is hard enough without driving an hour for advice. Our Myrtle Street office brings experienced family lawyers to the Ovens and Alpine Valleys.

Local family law help, in Myrtleford

When a relationship ends, the questions come fast: where the children will live, who stays in the house, what happens to the farm or the business, and how any of it gets agreed. From our office at 1/68 Myrtle Street, we help people across Myrtleford, Bright, Mount Beauty and the valleys work through separation with clear advice and as little conflict as the situation allows. You sit with a solicitor who knows this community, not a stranger on the end of a phone.

What we help with

Separation and divorce. Your rights and obligations from the day you separate, and the divorce application when the time comes.
Parenting arrangements. Living arrangements, time with each parent, school and holidays, formalised through parenting plans or consent orders. Our parenting arrangements page explains the options.
Property settlement. Dividing homes, farms, businesses and superannuation under the Family Law Act, with the strict time limits watched. See property settlement for how the four-step process works.
Intervention orders. Urgent protection where there is family violence, and defence where an application is unjustified.
De facto relationships. The same property and parenting framework applies, with its own two-year time limit after separation.

Valley families are our normal

Family law in the valleys regularly involves a farm or orchard that is also the family's livelihood, a business both partners built, or property that has been in one family for generations. Settlements like these need more than a formula: they need realistic valuation, careful structuring and a lawyer who has done it before. We have, many times.

Same firm, three offices

You can meet us in Myrtleford, or at our Wangaratta or Wodonga offices, and much of a matter can be handled by phone and email between appointments. The same solicitor stays with you throughout. Read more about our Myrtleford office and our broader family law services.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently Asked Questions

In most cases, no. If the divorce is uncontested and paperwork is correct, it can be granted without either party attending. We handle the entire process for you.

The court considers each party's financial and non-financial contributions, future needs, and the overall fairness of the proposed split. We help negotiate a fair outcome.

Parenting arrangements can be agreed between parties or ordered by the court. The primary consideration is always the best interests of the children.

Consent orders are legally binding orders made by the Family Court that formalise an agreement between separating partners regarding property or parenting. They provide certainty without the cost of a contested hearing.

You can apply to the court for disclosure orders requiring your ex to produce financial records. If they fail to disclose, the court can draw adverse inferences. We can guide you through this process.

Next step

A first conversation is confidential and puts the ground back under your feet. Call our Myrtleford office on (03) 5752 1077, meet our team, or contact us to arrange a time.