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Despite other elements of our lives being impacted by COVID19, it is still important for us to be able to continue to assist you to progress your family law matter, and we have the contingencies in place to support you and our team to do so. The Phillips Family Law team have processes and procedures in place to allow our team to work remotely when required to enable us to continue to provide you with a high level of client service.

To ensure the care of both our clients and our team, we will be minimising physical in office meetings by making best use of technology. We recommend that meetings are done so via phone or video conferencing and our team have the processes in place to arrange this for you.

Moving forward, when making contact with Phillips Family Law we kindly ask that you:

Use phone and/or email as your first point of contact with us;

Let us know if you have left hotel quarantine in the last 14 days, and/or have been in contact with anyone who has been in hotel quarantine in the last 14 days or is unwell;

Let us know if you have travelled within a government declared COVID-19 hotspot within 14 days, and/or been in contact with anyone who has travelled within a government declared COVID-19 hotspot within 14 days; and

Let us know if you become unwell within 14 days of having been in our office.

Our office hours and contact details remain the same and have not changed.

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Fiona Caulley

Fiona Caulley

DirectorAccredited Family Law Specialist

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I've been fortunate enough to have front row seats to the #1 family lawyer in the state! I now know why you are so highly regarded within the legal community! Your support, honesty and dedication towards mums like me is appreciate more than you'll ever know. Thank you for all that you've done.
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.
I have been very lucky to have all your support and guidance through what has been a very difficult time in my life…I would never wish my experience on anyone, however would highly recommend the professional services and expertise which you provide.  Again I thank you all very much for your help and allowing me to progress with what I hope to be the happiest chapter of my life.
I wanted to write to you personally, that whilst my matter is not yet finalized it is very close to being so, my experience working with Fiona Caulley has been nothing short of brilliant. Her subject matter expertise and knowledge of the law has proven invaluable to me during this very trying circumstance. This balanced by her sound advice and level head has meant that we have managed to get to the most desirable outcome.
Thank you for working so hard towards Thursday’s result, which has brought a lot of joy to the children and my life. I am most grateful for al your extra and continued support.
I want to take the opportunity to thank you for your help, support and giving me the knowledge to cope and plan with the situation I was presented.
Thank you so much Fiona, Anna and the whole team. You guys have been and are incredible! We cannot begin to describe how important your work is to us, and what it means to the children to have a safe and stable future here in Australia. You’re all angels. D & N

Fiona is an empathetic family lawyer who provides legal advice, care and guidance to people experiencing relationship breakdown or those seeking advice prior to or during a relationship, including as to prenuptial and financial agreements.

Fiona’s clients comment that she is highly responsive to the thoughts and feelings of her clients. She treats her clients as individuals as she understands the gravity of their situation when they come to her for assistance.

Being a disciplined, efficient and organised lawyer, Fiona provides big picture, commercial and practical advice to her clients. Always on the lookout for the positive in a situation, she is able to work with her clients and their advisors and other professionals to find mutually beneficial outcomes and opportunities for them.

Fiona is well appraised of the court processes and cases as an Accredited Family Law Specialist, recognised by the Queensland Law Society and having worked exclusively in family law for fifteen years. She has been recognised as a Leading Queensland Family and Divorce Lawyer in the peer reviewed Doyle’s Guide.

Fiona is experienced in property matters, including where there are complex company and trust structures and where there are third party interests. Fiona has a particular interest and expertise in parenting matters, including those involving interstate or international relocation, having previously been appointed to the panel of Independent Children’s Lawyer – working to represent the interests of children, and collaborative law – working with clients to avoid costly litigation where possible. In 2018 Fiona’s expertise in this area was recognised by her peers as a leading Queensland lawyer advising in parenting matters.

A key characteristic of Fiona’s approach is sensitive communication with her clients, allowing her to quickly develop a genuine rapport whilst providing high level legal advice and adopting a holistic approach to the management of their family law issues.

Enjoying positive working relationships with other lawyers and professional colleagues including accountants, valuers, counsellors, psychologists and psychiatrists allows Fiona to assist clients to achieve the best possible outcomes, both in a legal and personal sense.

Fiona has a strong commitment to learning and constant improvement of her skills and those of her colleagues, which is fostered by her role as the current Immediate Past President of the Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland (FLPA), having held the role of President from November 2016 until November 2018. Prior to this, Fiona had been elected to FLPA’s Executive Committee each year since 2009, by its members.

Previously a Consultant Author for CCH, Fiona regularly writes articles relating to family law on her blog. Below are some of her articles that may be of interest:

Fiona Caulley has been recognised in Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession as:-

a Leading Family Lawyer in Brisbane from 2018 - 2021

a Recommended Family Lawyer in Australia from 2019 - 2020

a Leading Family Lawyer specialising in Parenting & Children’s matters in Brisbane, Queensland from 2018 - 2021

a Leading Family Lawyer specialising in High Value & Complex Property Matters in Brisbane in 2021 and Recommended Family Lawyer specialising in High Value & Complex Property Matters in Brisbane from 2019 - 2020

a Rising Star in Family Law in Australia for 2016

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