Kennedy Partners Lawyers

Melbourne, VIC

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About Us

Kennedy Partners is a premier Melbourne-based law firm, renowned for its expertise in family and de facto relationship law, adeptly managing complex affairs across both domestic and international domains. Our firm consistently achieves recognition as one of Australia’s leading family law practices, highlighted by accolades from Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession. Our excellence is further acknowledged through prestigious awards, including Best Australian Family Law Firm by the Global Law Experts Annual Awards and Best International Family Practice-Australia in the APAC Legal Awards. Our dedication to a resolution-focused approach underpins our commitment to delivering client-centric services that prioritise effective and compassionate outcomes. The esteemed team of family lawyers at Kennedy Partners is highly regarded within both national and international circles for its profound legal expertise and unwavering commitment to professional standards. We offer a comprehensive suite of services, encompassing advice, representation, mediation, negotiation, arbitration, and litigation to address a diverse range of family law matters. Our areas of expertise include handling complex financial matters arising from marital, de facto, or same-sex relationships, encompassing property settlement and spousal maintenance, often involving third-party or corporate elements. We adeptly navigate parenting disputes, including interstate and international relocation and issues around IVF and surrogacy. Our international practice covers child abduction cases, jurisdictional disputes, and cross-border enforcement of court orders. Additionally, we provide robust services in financial agreements, child support disputes with international considerations, and injunctive relief, including matters related to family violence and restraining orders. At Kennedy Partners, we are dedicated to supporting our clients through every stage of their family law affairs with integrity and unparalleled legal expertise.

Practice Areas

Family Law

Specialisations

Family Law

Kennedy Partners demonstrates a comprehensive command of family law, encompassing a wide array of issues to adeptly support our clients through various family-related legal challenges. With experience in handling complex financial matters, we adeptly manage cases involving property settlement, spousal maintenance, and intricate issues tied to business structures or third parties, arising from marriages, de facto relationships, and same-sex unions. Our proficiency extends to crafting and overseeing financial agreements at any stage of a relationship, ensuring our clients' interests are robustly safeguarded. In parenting disputes, Kennedy Partners addresses difficult scenarios like interstate and international relocation, surrogacy, and IVF matters, with a firm grasp on both domestic and cross-border legal intricacies. Our capabilities in international family law are underscored by our adeptness at resolving jurisdiction disputes, implementing international court orders, and negotiating child abduction cases. Further, we offer expertise in injunctive relief, restraining orders, family violence, and intervention order proceedings, reinforcing our dedication to achieving fair outcomes in sensitive family violence contexts. Our nuanced approach to child support, especially in international contexts, ensures thorough and equitable representation for all parties involved.