Phillips Family Law
Family Law can be complicated and nuanced.
It makes sense to have people on your team whose sole focus and expertise is Family Law.
Under the stewardship of Tony Phillips, one of Queensland's most experienced, skilled and highly respected Family Law Specialists, we have helped thousands of people successfully navigate what you are facing now.
Phillips Family Law
Award Winning Queensland Family Law Firm – First Tier in peer reviewed Doyle’s Guide to the Legal Profession.
Phillips Family Law
Leading Australian Family Law Firm 2015 - 2018, Doyle’s Guide.
Phillips Family Law
Leading Australian Family Lawyer 2015 – 2017 in Doyle’s Guide.
Tony Phillips
Leading High-Value/Complex Property and Commercial Matters Family Lawyer in Queensland in 2018, Doyle’s Guide.
Tony Phillips
Managing Director
Tony Phillips
Preeminent Queensland Family Lawyer in 2014 – 2018 in Doyle’s Guide.
Tony Phillips
Managing Director
Tony Phillips
Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms Brisbane, 2017
Tony Phillips
Managing Director
Fiona Caulley
Leading Queensland Parenting and Children’s Matters Family Lawyer 2018, Doyle’s Guide.
Fiona Caulley
Director
Fiona Caulley
Leading Family Lawyer in Queensland 2018, Doyle’s Guide.
Fiona Caulley
Director
Sarah Bastian-Jordan
Leading Family Lawyer 2016 - 2018, Doyle’s Guide.
Sarah Bastian-Jordan
Consultant
Testimonials
I will never forget the help you gave me in navigating the most difficult time of my journey on the planet. Your care, professionalism and at times toughness, were the backbone of an unsavoury event, that you could astutely see a resolution to, far easier than I could at that time.
I appreciate Tony’s measured, level-headed and calm approach. He is a realist who ensures clients are cared for at every step of the process.
I am more than confident to refer clients to Tony. Everyone calms down when they meet with him and he offers good, common sense commercial and property settlement advice.
Thank you very much for your perseverance and patience, and most of all for your professionalism in dealing with such a difficult matter. I think it could have easily descended into aggressive, non-productive communications if you had not maintained such a professional and measured manner.
A friend referred me to Tony after I had struggled with two other family lawyers who really did not deal with our case as I had hoped. Tony grasped all the sensitivities and also took care of the complex details when it came to our settlement.
I am continually amazed at the quality of work which you produce and how clever you are at communicating and articulating a position. You are both very good at what you do and I can’t believe you have other matters as well as mine which you have to be equally across – it is pretty amazing
News
Industry & Phillips Family Law News Articles
16 NovGeneral News
Managing a relationship breakdown – what every accountant needs to know about family law
Earlier this week I was fortunate to present to accountants at a Legalwise seminar on Managing Relationship Breakdown and share what every accountant needs to know about family law. Accountants and family lawyers regularly work together to assist people they advise and guide when an accountant is called ...
15 NovGeneral News
Throw down your guns – don’t be so reckless
Our duty as family lawyers is to take the heat out of matters, to hose them down, rather than adding fuel to the fire. If we take up our client’s cause, we lose our objectivity and impartiality. Our judgment becomes clouded. We are prevented not only from carrying out our duty to the Court and ...
31 OctGeneral News
Thinking of relocating with children after separation? Things to know before you start packing
Regardless of whether it’s you that is looking to relocate with your children or your former partner, you need to be aware of some important considerations. In my experience, the issue of relocating with children typically arises when someone needs to relocate to receive family support, is unable to ...
23 OctGeneral News
Case in Point: Trusts – Financial resource or asset/property for division?
The case of Harris & Dewell and Anor (2018) is interesting for us as family lawyers and those of you who work in financial services or have a role within a trust, be it as a beneficiary, trustee or appointor. Determining whether a husband or wife’s interest in a trust will be considered by the ...
26 SepGeneral News
Facing separation or divorce in your retirement years
Patricia and Martin had their retirement unfolding just as they had planned it. They had a unit in the city which was ideal for when they wanted to see their children and grandchildren and they had a beach house where they would spend a large part of their time. They had been travelling with other ...
28 AugGeneral News
Why you don’t need to wait 12 months – the processes in divorce
Many people assume that they need to wait 12 months to begin addressing financial settlement following their separation. What you may not realise is that the ‘12 month rule’ that it is colloquially referred to, is in fact, solely in relation to the formalised recognition of an end of a marriage ...
25 JulGeneral News
Why you may need to be cautious even in an amicable separation
An amicable separation is one goal that many separating couples aim to have. While this intention is admirable, remaining amicable is not always the reality despite both parties’ best intentions and will depend not only on you, but how your former partner approaches a separation. An amicable separation...
19 AprGeneral News
What do separation and divorce really mean?
Often when we meet clients for the first time it becomes apparent there is a general misunderstanding about what the terms “separation” and “divorce” really mean. There is also common misconception in the initial stages following their separation about the implications of separation and divorce ...
19 MarGeneral News
Do you get back what you brought into a short relationship?
What credit should be given to someone who has brought assets into a short relationship is a question we are often asked by people going through a separation after a relatively short relationship. One of the fundamental steps in determining a property settlement is to assess the contributions of both ...
19 JanGeneral News
Phillips Family Law recognized in Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession in 2018
We are incredibly proud to announce that Phillips Family Law has again been ranked as a first tier Family Law firm by the Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal profession in the category of Leading Family and Divorce Law Firms in Brisbane for 2018. The firm has also been recognised as a having Leading ...
19 SepGeneral News
Will your inheritance be included in the property settlement?
As family lawyers, a question we are commonly asked is how an inheritance will be treated in a property settlement. The approach depends on whether the inheritance has been received and if it has been received, the timing of it, relative to the separation. In the recent case of Calvin & McTier [2017]...
19 JulGeneral News
Court refuses to exercise discretion to make orders for Wife to sign confidentiality agreement
A concern which is often raised with us by people we assist who operate businesses or people with significant wealth, is that their confidential business information or information about their financial circumstances may be disclosed during family law proceedings. An option available to address this ...
