Child Custody lawyers,
for when it’s time to
go separate ways.
Child Custody lawyers,
for when it’s time to
go separate ways.
That’s where we come in. We are Family Lawyers specialising in Child Custody with plenty of experience in handling all types of child custody matters. Our Sydney child custody lawyers can help you to understand what is reasonable under the law and what your choices are for you and your children.Through our honest communication, practical support, and expert family law advice we can help you achieve the best outcome for you and your children. Learn More >>
What you can expect from us
When you engage us as your child custody lawyers, we’ll aim to:
- Understand your circumstances and what matters to you
- Prioritise your children’s needs
- Anticipate any issues or concerns
- Give practical advice and strategies
- Communicate with you regularly and clearly
Our professional duties are crucial to ensuring the best possible outcome for you and your children. We will honour those duties by:
- Respecting your confidentiality
- Acting in your best interests
- Representing you with skill and expertise
- Acting with honesty and integrity
- Giving you written information about our costs
What you can expect from us
When you engage us as your child custody lawyers, we’ll aim to:
- Understand your circumstances and what matters to you
- Prioritise your children’s needs
- Anticipate any issues or concerns
- Give practical advice and strategies
- Communicate with you regularly and clearly
Our professional duties are crucial to ensuring the best possible outcome for you and your children. We will honour those duties by:
- Respecting your confidentiality
- Acting in your best interests
- Representing you with skill and expertise
- Acting with honesty and integrity
- Giving you written information about our costs
What you can expect from us
When you engage us as your child custody lawyers, we’ll aim to:
- Understand your circumstances and what matters to you
- Prioritise your children’s needs
- Anticipate any issues or concerns
- Give practical advice and strategies
- Communicate with you regularly and clearly
Our professional duties are crucial to ensuring the best possible outcome for you and your children. We will honour those duties by:
- Respecting your confidentiality
- Acting in your best interests
- Representing you with skill and expertise
- Acting with honesty and integrity
- Giving you written information about our costs
Free first consultation
Finding the right family lawyer is a personal choice. Just because your friend recommended a lawyer doesn’t mean they’re a good fit for you. It may not be anything you can pinpoint; perhaps it’s simply a lack of connection.Why?
Because not all personalities are compatible. Not everyone gets along.
Yet, you need to trust your lawyer completely. You need to feel like they’re listening to you and that they’ve understood your circumstances and concerns. You want them to focus on what’s important to you and be honest about what’s achievable. And their advice should be practical and considered.
For these reasons, we offer a no-obligation, free first consultation to all new clients. It’s an opportunity to meet your lawyer and assess whether they’re a good fit for you before making a financial commitment.
Want to know more?
Best Child Custody Lawyers in Sydney
With a close-knit team of expert lawyers and outstanding support staff, we deliver leading child custody legal services to our clients in Sydney and New South Wales. We know that our services are most effective when you feel:
- Supported
- Believed
- Empowered
- Heard
- Valued
- Informed
So, we strive to ensure you experience all these things with every communication. That’s why we’ll always aim to be known as the best child custody lawyers in Sydney and New South Wales. Even better, we have lawyers fluent in Arabic, Mandarin, Lebanese, Vietnamese, and Spanish. This is just one example of our commitment to excellent communication. Need more proof? We’ve been rated in the Top Three Best Family Lawyers in Sydney for 8 consecutive years.
Best Child Custody Lawyers in Sydney
With a close-knit team of expert lawyers and outstanding support staff, we deliver leading child custody legal services to our clients in Sydney and New South Wales. We know that our services are most effective when you feel:
- Supported
- Believed
- Empowered
- Heard
- Valued
- Informed
So, we strive to ensure you experience all these things with every communication. That’s why we’ll always aim to be known as the best child custody lawyers in Sydney and New South Wales. Even better, we have lawyers fluent in Arabic, Mandarin, Lebanese, Vietnamese, and Spanish. This is just one example of our commitment to excellent communication. Need more proof? We’ve been rated in the Top Three Best Family Lawyers in Sydney for 8 consecutive years.
Best Child Custody Lawyers in Sydney
With a close-knit team of expert lawyers and outstanding support staff, we deliver leading child custody legal services to our clients in Sydney and New South Wales. We know that our services are most effective when you feel:
- Supported
- Believed
- Empowered
- Heard
- Valued
- Informed
So, we strive to ensure you experience all these things with every communication. That’s why we’ll always aim to be known as the best child custody lawyers in Sydney and New South Wales. Even better, we have lawyers fluent in Arabic, Mandarin, Lebanese, Vietnamese, and Spanish. This is just one example of our commitment to excellent communication. Need more proof? We’ve been rated in the Top Three Best Family Lawyers in Sydney for 8 consecutive years.
“Rated top three best family lawyers in Sydney for
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024..”
Source: Threebestrated.com.au
Our Child Custody Law Services
Typically, our services include:
Meeting with you to discuss
your children’s needs
Giving you advice about
the best way to proceed
Communicating with
your former partner or
their lawyer
Exploring whether
parenting arrangements
can be agreed
Arranging Family Dispute Resolution (FDR)
Seeking any court orders
for parenting arrangements
Drafting court documents
Helping you gather relevant
information
Representing you in court
Client Testimonials and Reviews
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During 2021 I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Antoinette Marie Gauci from Unified Family Lawyers.
After meeting and consulting with more than one firm I choose to work with Antoinette as I navigated my separation and property settlement. From the initial appointment to final settlement I found Antoinette to be informative, supportive and fair in the advise she offered . I always felt as though my best interests were being highlighted and all of my communications were answered promptly.
Apart from offering exceptional service I also felt that UFA was very reasonably priced.
I would highly recommend working with Unified Family Lawyers.
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I’m so thankful for the service provided by Unified Family Lawyers in regards to my family matter. Frances and Tania were exceptional in all areas – from being highly professional, empathetic, approachable and responsive to all my legal needs. Together they obtained the optimal outcome for me and now I have my life in order. I highly recommend.
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Would highly recommend Unified Lawyers. They were highly professional and compassionate, addressing challenging issues and working to resolve them. They were always available to assist and clarified complex processes.
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Alex and Donna are unparalleled professionals and experts in their fields. If you are going through a difficult divorce, it can be really hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Alex and Donna have helped make this emotionally stressful time as easy as I think it can be with their down to earth and diligent communication. They take a lot of pride in their work and they are extremely talented and experienced. I genuinely feel like I am in very capable and caring hands. I can’t be any more grateful to them and the whole Unified Family Lawyers team. If you want someone on your side, you need to speak to Alex and Donna!
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Navigating separation and divorce can typically be an emotionally, mentally and financially onerous undertaking.
However, engaging Unified Lawyers and entrusting my matter to the highly capable and consistently responsive team of Alex Bourne and Chris Kissoglou has certainly alleviated my stress, knowing that they were acting in my best interests with their sensible and pragmatic advice. With their skilled assistance, I was able to finalise my parenting plan and property settlement via mediation with a pleasing outcome that obviated the protracted costs of litigation.
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Highly recommend Unified Lawyers and a special mention to the lawyer who assisted me with my case – Donna Nguyen. She was thoroughly professional since the day I contacted her, always on top of asking for information, filing the case on time and ensuring communication was top notch every step of the way. Most importantly very upfront around fees structure and was very informative around any hidden fees throughout the process. If every lawyer was like her, there wouldn’t ever be a single person left in doubt around laws and court procedures. She’s an absolute rockstar!
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When looking for a family lawyer, a firm in the city asked for a large sum upfront to start with. With unified lawyers, upfront fee was reasonable and affordable for someone going through a difficult period in their life. I was invoiced monthly as I went, which was helpful. Taylor Reardon was my lawyer and she was very friendly and easy to communicate with. She did a great job guiding me through the process and supporting me through the asset split after separation. I highly recommend unified lawyers for family law matters.
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Tania and her team have done fantastic job for my case. They take my case from my previous lawyer and get everything organised in a short notice. Thanks for their help, I am able to get my property settlement and other devorce matter solved within 2 months. I highly recommend Tania for family law matters.
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I am so glad finally it came to an end!!. Thank you so much Taylor! you have advised me accordingly as to where I stand in my situation, and resolved my problem amicably. I was advised by many to how solicitors over charging their clients, unfortunately, it was not with Unified Family Lawyers. They are so reasonable in terms of charges and understand their clients well. I did the right choice by engaging the right firm.
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I recommend Unified Lawyers for any Family or Domestic violence or issues; I have received excellent consultation when I called them first time in regards to an issue related to my neighbour. They first listen to issue and explained what would be potential ways to deal with the issue from lawful perspective and also send an follow up email to confirmed what was discussed. I was very worried with the particular issue but after talking to them I sensed hope and clear understanding what to do next. I give them a five star.
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I cannot thank you enough for all your hard work, you have been absolutely amazing in helping me to finalise this colossal journey. Your support went above and beyond and I will continue our partnership well into the future. I highly recommend your services and can assure you have chosen the right path with Dominic.
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I was supported by Unified Lawyers when I failed to appear at a family court matter. I was very pleased that they were able to get my situation undercontrol. I was informed of the procedure and also given excellent advise that resulted with us getting a balanced control back of my situation. We are only getting things started in my matter.I have every indiation and faith that that I am going to have a positive experience.
Thank you very much Alex and Marryanne your knowledge is awesome. I look forward to the case that Marryanne is going to put forward at my next hearing.
Affordable child custody lawyers in Sydney
Parenting decisions significantly impact your children, so it’s important to find legal assistance to help make arrangements that can work in your circumstances. When managed with skill, legal assistance can help improve your kids’ wellbeing and make your family’s future feel more certain. Of course, not all lawyers will be the right fit, so you must find a family lawyer with expertise in child custody. However, if money is tight, we understand that instructing a lawyer can be an enormous financial commitment.
There are some key questions to consider when it comes to legal expenses. For example, what exactly will be billed? What is your lawyer’s hourly rate? Can your lawyer estimate their legal fees? To help you feel more confident about engaging our services, we use billing methods different from other law firms. For example, we won’t bill you for:
- Short phone calls
- Faxes
- Printing
- Postage
Affordable child custody lawyers in Sydney
Parenting decisions significantly impact your children, so it’s important to find legal assistance to help make arrangements that can work in your circumstances. When managed with skill, legal assistance can help improve your kids’ wellbeing and make your family’s future feel more certain. Of course, not all lawyers will be the right fit, so you must find a family lawyer with expertise in child custody. However, if money is tight, we understand that instructing a lawyer can be an enormous financial commitment.
There are some key questions to consider when it comes to legal expenses. For example, what exactly will be billed? What is your lawyer’s hourly rate? Can your lawyer estimate their legal fees? To help you feel more confident about engaging our services, we use billing methods different from other law firms. For example, we won’t bill you for:
- Short phone calls
- Faxes
- Printing
- Postage
Affordable child custody lawyers in Sydney
Parenting decisions significantly impact your children, so it’s important to find legal assistance to help make arrangements that can work in your circumstances. When managed with skill, legal assistance can help improve your kids’ wellbeing and make your family’s future feel more certain. Of course, not all lawyers will be the right fit, so you must find a family lawyer with expertise in child custody. However, if money is tight, we understand that instructing a lawyer can be an enormous financial commitment.
There are some key questions to consider when it comes to legal expenses. For example, what exactly will be billed? What is your lawyer’s hourly rate? Can your lawyer estimate their legal fees? To help you feel more confident about engaging our services, we use billing methods different from other law firms. For example, we won’t bill you for:
- Short phone calls
- Faxes
- Printing
- Postage
We’ve created our billing system to fit each matter, and for further flexibility, we’ve designed various billing models:
Event billing
We bill you whenever there’s a specific event, which we identify in our costs agreement with you. You’ll have upfront knowledge of our fees and the events or milestones that will prompt us to send you a bill.
Time interval billing
We calculate costs on time spent, which is usually an hourly rate. You’ll have advance notice of our hourly rates, and we will give you a cost estimate.
Fixed-rate fees
We’ll give you an up-front quote before we start working on a task, and we’ll charge that amount regardless of the amount of time it takes us to complete the work.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the differences between child custody, contact, and parenting arrangements?
- What is the meaning of "the best interests of the child?"
- What are the other basic principles behind child custody (parenting) arrangements?
- What is a parenting plan?
- What is considered when making child custody (parenting) arrangements?
- How will a child custody dispute affect me?