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We specialise in separation and divorce, financial settlements, parenting and children arrangements, prenuptial and financial agreements, defacto and same sex relationships and other family law matters.
We specialise in separation and divorce, financial settlements, parenting and children arrangements, prenuptial and financial agreements, defacto and same sex relationships and other family law matters.
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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 Doyles Guide to the Legal Profession
Phillips Family Law
Leading Australian Family Law Firm 2015 - 2019, Doyles Guide
Tony Phillips
Preeminent Queensland Family Lawyer from 2014 – 2019, Doyles Guide
Tony Phillips
Managing Director
Tony Phillips
Leading High-Value/Complex Property and Commercial Matters Family Lawyer in Queensland from 2018 - 2019, Doyles Guide
Tony Phillips
Managing Director
Fiona Caulley
Leading Family Lawyer in Queensland from 2018 - 2019, Doyles Guide
Fiona Caulley
Director
Fiona Caulley
Leading High-Value/Complex Property and Commercial Matters Family Lawyer in Queensland in 2019, Doyles Guide
Fiona Caulley
Director
Fiona Caulley
Leading Queensland Parenting & Children’s Matters Family Lawyer from 2018 - 2019, Doyles Guide
Fiona Caulley
Director
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
23 AprGeneral News
Why can’t you give me a precise answer about my property entitlement?
In my work with clients, one of the areas that people can find difficult to get their head around is the concept of being given a range of outcomes rather than a precise percentage when it comes to their property settlement entitlement. When we mention a range to our clients, for example, between 45% and...
16 AprGeneral News
How are contributions in long marriages assessed where an inheritance is received?
I recently attended the Family Law Intensive Series in Sydney and one recent case highlighted was Hurst & Hurst. What makes this case interesting was that it considered how contributions were assessed in long marriage where an inheritance was received. The scenario where inheritances are received ...
26 MarGeneral News
Separating while overseas but have assets in Australia?
When couples who have accumulated assets in countries other than Australia decide to separate, it is important to understand that a Court in other countries may take a differing approach to family law disputes than here in Australia. We have worked with a number of Australian citizens going through ...
11 MarGeneral News
Accountants: How The Family Court Treats Discretionary Trusts
I recently spoke to a room of accountants at the Legalwise 4th Annual Trusts Essentials Conference in Brisbane about how the Family Court treats Discretionary Trusts. As professionals who set up and manage trusts, the purpose of my presentation was to make them aware of matters to consider alongside the ...
25 FebGeneral News
Grace & Frankie: Who gets the holiday house?
If like me, you came across the Netflix television series Grace & Frankie over the holiday period, chances are you’ll know the point in the show where a decision needs to be made about living arrangements. While their circumstances are somewhat unique, the question ‘who gets the holiday house?’...
12 FebGeneral News
No Pre-Nup? Lessons learned following announcement of divorce of Amazon’s CEO
At the start of this year the world’s wealthiest couple announced they are divorcing. Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon and his soon-to-be ex-wife MacKenzie, met when they worked for a New York City hedge fund. Married for 25 years with four children, their announcement created a media frenzy...
31 JanGeneral News
About to separate? 5 key considerations you need to know
The holiday season has come and gone, the school year has started. In my experience, this is a time where many people are considering significant decisions about the future of their relationship. While some have already decided to separate, others are contemplating their next steps. So, why is this the ...
16 JanGeneral News
Binding financial agreements as an estate planning tool
I recently presented at the Law Australasia conference on the topic of Binding Financial Agreements (BFA’s) as an estate planning tool – to an audience of accountants, financial planners, commercial lawyers and business advisory professionals. In my presentation I detailed, in the context of ...
04 DecGeneral News
Phillips Family Law recognised in Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession in 2019
We are incredibly proud to announce that Phillips Family Law has once 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 2019. In addition to this fantastic result for the ...
28 NovGeneral News
How a friend’s divorce advice could cost you
We’ve all heard horror stories about how difficult or emotionally-charged situations can become during separation or divorce. If you are going through separation or divorce right now you may have people in your life who have been down this path before that may be offering insights and advice about what...
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 ...
