Family lawyers help with separation, divorce, parenting arrangements and dividing property. Most matters settle through negotiation or mediation, with court as the last step.
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(305)Google rating from 305 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Michael Dwyer Solicitor provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreWills & Estates · Family Law · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Business & Commercial LawFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(259)Google rating from 259 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Wallace Law Group provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+3 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Family Law · Business & Commercial Law
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(245)Google rating from 245 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Brooke Winter Solicitors provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Drink & Drug Driving and Assault & Violent Offences.
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(235)Google rating from 235 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
OMB Solicitors provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Strata & Body Corporate · Partner & Family Visas · Planning & Environment
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(230)Google rating from 230 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Collective Family Law Group provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Property & Conveyancing.
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(207)Google rating from 207 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Atlas Lawyers provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Personal Injury · Education Law · Partner & Family Visas · Family Law · Elder Law & Aged Care
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Paradise Point, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(161)Google rating from 161 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Empire Legal provides legal services in Paradise Point, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
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Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(148)Google rating from 148 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Bell Miller Solicitors Maroochydore provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Broadbeach, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(141)Google rating from 141 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Gold Coast City Solicitors provides legal services in Broadbeach, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Property & Conveyancing+5 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Family Law
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Coolangatta, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(120)Google rating from 120 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Attwood Marshall Lawyers provides legal services in Coolangatta, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Planning & Environment · Employment Law · DefamationNo win, no fee
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(115)Google rating from 115 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Potts Bill provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(114)Google rating from 114 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Pharmacis Canning Lawyers provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(111)Google rating from 111 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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ABKJ Lawyers provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Partner & Family Visas.
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Varsity Lakes, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(111)Google rating from 111 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Collas Moro Ross Barron provides legal services in Varsity Lakes, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Business & Commercial Law.
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Varsity Lakes, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(107)Google rating from 107 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Rubicon Law provides legal services in Varsity Lakes, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Business & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Probate & Estate Administration · Debt Recovery · Insolvency & Restructuring · Family Law
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(102)Google rating from 102 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Stone Group Lawyers Gold Coast provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
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Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(89)Google rating from 89 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Michelle Porcheron Lawyers provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Parenting & Child Custody.
Family Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Parenting & Child Custody · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · International Family Law & Hague Abduction · Wills & Estates · Divorce & Separation · Domestic Violence & AVOs
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.0(83)Google rating from 83 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
The Gold Coast Community Legal Centre provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Domestic Violence & AVOs, Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal and Family Law.
Domestic Violence & AVOs+3 moreMental Health & Guardianship Tribunal · Family Law · Health & Medical Practitioner Law
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Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(72)Google rating from 72 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Croy Legal provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Probate & Estate Administration.
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Bundall, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(66)Google rating from 66 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Hey Family Law provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Binding Financial Agreements and Divorce & Separation.
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Southport, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(63)Google rating from 63 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Morrison Specter Attorneys provides legal services in Southport, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Family Law.
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Robina, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(61)Google rating from 61 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
My Community Legal Gold Coast provides legal services in Robina, QLD. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Not-for-Profit & Charity Law.
Partner & Family Visas+7 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Not-for-Profit & Charity Law · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Planning & Environment · Commercial Litigation
Family law in Australia is mostly federal. Parenting and property matters run under the Family Law Act and are heard in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, or the Family Court of Western Australia in WA. A good family lawyer will explain your likely outcome early, push for a negotiated agreement where it's safe to do so, and prepare you properly if a court hearing is needed. Where there is family violence, they can also help you get protection orders from your state's local or magistrates court.
Why family law matters
Family breakdown is one of the most common reasons Australians need a lawyer, and decisions made early affect children and finances for years.
The Australian context
Family law is one of the few areas run federally, under the Family Law Act 1975, with separate protection order schemes in each state and a separate Family Court in Western Australia.
Understand the next step
A practical guide to family & relationships in Gold Coast
Choosing the right kind of assistance
Family matters often involve several decisions at once: living arrangements, children, immediate expenses, property and formally ending a marriage. A useful first consultation separates those issues and identifies what needs attention now. Tell the lawyer about safety concerns and existing orders before arranging discussions involving another person.
Working with a firm in Gold Coast
Southport, Surfers Paradise, Robina and Coolangatta offer different starting points for a Gold Coast search. A matter involving Tweed Heads or a NSW asset should be identified as cross-border from the first enquiry.
For family & relationships, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant QLD experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Gold Coast. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
How the engagement may progress
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Explain the relationship history, current arrangements and outcome you want. Identify immediate concerns and provide every existing order or agreement.
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Discuss negotiation and family dispute resolution. Parenting applications generally involve prior dispute resolution unless an exception applies; ask the lawyer to assess the appropriate process.
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Ask how an agreement would be documented and implemented. Clarify who handles related transfers, finance and estate-planning work.
Fees and the scope of work
Ask for separate estimates for advice, negotiation, document preparation and court work. A fixed divorce-application fee does not necessarily cover parenting or financial disputes.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Dates to raise at first contact
Highlight court dates, proposed travel or relocation and any planned property sale. Ask which time limits apply to your particular issues rather than assuming there is one deadline for everything.
Questions to ask a family & relationships adviser
Will you handle parenting, property and divorce together or separately?
How will you communicate with me safely?
What would change the proposed approach or budget?
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a lawyer to get divorced?
Not always. A simple divorce application can be filed online without one. It's worth getting advice before you apply if you have children, shared property or superannuation, because divorce starts the clock on time limits for property claims.
How long do I have to settle property after separating?
Married couples generally have 12 months from the date the divorce becomes final. De facto couples generally have two years from separation. After that you need the court's permission, which is not guaranteed.
Is mediation compulsory?
For parenting disputes, you usually need a certificate from a family dispute resolution practitioner before filing in court, unless an exception applies such as family violence or urgency.
