Top Family Lawyers in Melbourne

At The Family Lawyer, we take a client focused, compassionate, and holistic approach to family law issues, and we do this because we don’t just have professional experience in family law, but personal experience too.

Our unique insight and experience enables us to provide expert advice and representation in all areas of family law, including separation and divorce, property settlements, parenting arrangements, and child support.

Most of our matters are settled by agreement, and when an agreement can not be reached we provide our clients with cost effective, expert representation at court.

Our Family Law Services in Melbourne

Child Custody

Property Settlement

Divorce & Separation

Intervention Orders

Child Support

Wills & Estate Plans

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Our Difference

We provide our clients with practical, effective advice and family law services for those situations in life that are less than ideal. Our approach is different and to the point, we do not follow a playbook and we leave no stone unturned to ensure we get the best possible outcome.

Client Focus

Everything we do revolves around our clients and their needs.

Communication

We cut through the legal jargon to provide you with practical advice that you can understand and use.

Fixed Price Certainty

Our fixed fee agreements allow you to focus on what is important, instead of a surprise bill.

Experienced Family Lawyers

All of our lawyers are experienced and have been on both sides of the table which means we get it!

Passion

We understand the frustrations and hypocrisy found in Family Law, and we are passionate about making a positive impact.

Part of the Community

We are Family owned, and operated. We care about the community and our clients like our own Family.

Let us do the heavy lifting for you.
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Our Team

Chief Snack Inspector

Happiness Officer

Kristdel BologHead of Family Law

Kristdel is the Head of Family Law and has spent over a decade helping her clients through parenting and property matters. She is a true advocate for her clients.

Christian BologPrincipal

Having seen and experienced the impacts of Family Law, Christian is passionate about giving our clients the best possible outcome.

Adrian BologGeneral Manager

Adrian is the General Manager and works tirelessly to ensure the team has everything they need to achieve the best outcomes for our clients.

Kehsee NgLawyer

Kehsee is passionate about improving Family Law outcomes for her clients and supporting her local community, often by supplying the office with way too many delicious Donuts.

Brianna MardonesGraduate

Brianna is dedicated to her clients and understands their challenges. Her keen mind is always turned to propelling her clients’ best interests and achieving meaningful outcomes

What our clients say…

Kristdel and the team have just helped me through a very difficult time. They were very professional, experienced and caring. I highly recommend The Family Lawyer.

Patrick

I had a really good experience the last few times I have visited their office. Great group of people to have on your side.

Sohail

Thank you Kristdel for doing both our Wills, very professional, helpful, friendly and efficient. Highly recommended.

Linda

The team at the Family Lawyer were amazing. Kristdel was so calming and really helped me out during a hard and emotional time. She was upfront about how much everything was going to cost and kept things on track so it didn’t drag on. I don’t know where I would be without her. Thank you!

Kent

Excellent service, they managed to show compassion for my stupidity, we laughed together

Elizabeth

Kristdel helped with some much needed clarity in regards to financial obligations of a separation. Highly recommended

Simon

Really happy with their service. Thank you.

Teodor

Thank you so much Kristdel! I was stressing about my separation and what it would involve and Kristdel could see I was very anxious so she let her black lab come into our consultation! It was so calming, I can’t thank you enough for being so empathetic.

Harleigh

I highly recommend Kristdel for any family related matters. She is super responsive and helpful professional in all your family related requirements. I know her and the Family Lawyer firm for a long period now. And they are good partners to work with. Highly recommend.

Chamara

Kristdel is an amazing lawyer. That’s the vibe I got, from the first initial call. Very happy with the service, very professional and prompt, no jargon, 100% committed to my needs. Quick to respond and very thoughtful.

The Local Gardener

During this stressful time, I found Kristdel at The Family Lawyer to be particularly helpful. She demonstrated great empathy and responsiveness. She clearly outlined the options available to me, the pros and cons of each together with her final recommendation. As a result, I was confident that I was well informed and that she understood what was important to me. The issue was also resolved promptly and with a highly satisfactory outcome.

Matt

Friendly, professional and understanding staff. I was given great advice on what would be best to do in my situation and they handled it quickly, considered my wants/needs and made sure they were met and the whole process was stress-free. Couldn’t be more thankful for the great service.

Jaqcui

Extremely happy with the service I got, Christian was very professional and responsive he made sure everything was ready and nothing was left to chance. I got an outcome beyond what I expected!They were very accomodating with their fees.

Scott