10th Annual Melbourne Family Law Conference
- About the Conference
- The Faculty
- Feedback
- CPD Certificate
- Registration Special Offer
- Enquiries/Assistance
Date/Time
Thursday 6 & Friday 7 March 2025
Crown Melbourne or Online
About the Conference
Family lawyers are tasked with guiding families through some of life's toughest challenges. From contested property settlements to parental disputes and financial disagreements, they provide vital support during emotionally charged times. TEN The Education Network’s 10th Annual Family Law Conference delves into these critical issues, offering the latest insights, strategies, and best practices to empower family lawyers in their practice. Dive deep into topics like BFA strategies for new relationships, the value of discretionary trust entitlements, as well as disclosure and publication challenges. Plus, explore sessions on the implications of the new parenting regime, as well as the new Family Law Amendment Bill.
This year’s conference also includes not-to-be-missed sessions from The Honourable Justice Suzanne Christie on navigating relocation of children applications, as well as Senior Judicial Registrar Ann-Maree McDiarmid on the National Contravention List.
The conference also includes a presentation on each of the compulsory subjects so most practitioners can earn their 10 CPD units subject to professional body rules.
Day 1 - Thursday 6 March 2025
Morning Theme: Diving into the Asset Pool and Financial Matters
- A Moveable Feast: The Value of Discretionary Trust Entitlements in Family Law Property Settlements
- Everlasting Love? BFA Protection Strategies for New Relationships
- Superannuation and Relationship Breakdown: Cracking Open the Nest Egg
Afternoon Theme: Parenting Arrangements and Family Violence
- Family Law Parenting Arrangements: A New Pathway or Stuck on the Same Old Road?
- Has Varying Final Parenting Orders become a lot more Difficult?
- Coercive Control and the new Family Law Amendment Bill: What Family Lawyers Need to Know
Day 2 - Friday 7 March 2025
Morning Theme: Family Law in the Courtroom
- Loose Lips Sink Ships: Disclosure and Publication Challenges under the new Family Law Regime
- Up, Up and Away: Family Law and the Relocation of Children
- The National Contravention List: Its Impact and Outcomes
Afternoon Theme: 3 Compulsory CPD Topics
- Professional skills: Hand in Hand: The Evidence Act and Family Law Proceedings
- Practice management & business skills: Seek and Destroy: Dealing with Data, Document Destruction and Data Breaches in an Increasingly Cyber World
- Ethics: Talk To Me: How To Effectively (and Ethically) Communicate with Clients
The Faculty
Catherine Devine, Barrister, Mediator, Arbitrator, Foley’s List, Melbourne, Vic
Ian Kennedy AM, Senior Partner, Kennedy Partners, Melbourne, Vic
Cathie Blanchfield, Principal, Blanchfield Nicholls, Sydney, NSW
Peter Crump, Senior Consultant, Private Wealth, BDO, Adelaide, SA
Jacky Campbell, Partner, Accredited Family Law Specialist, Forte Family Lawyers, Melbourne, Vic
Adam Cooper, Principal, Cooper Family Law, Spring Hill, Qld
Stephen Page, Family Law Accredited Specialist; 2023 Queensland Law Society President’s Medal Recipient, Director, Page Provan, Brisbane, Qld
Gerry Holmes, Barrister, Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator, Holmes List, Melbourne, Vic
Barry Berger, Principal, AIFLAM Accredited Mediator and Arbitrator, Collaborative Lawyer, Accredited Family Law Specialist, dignity.edr | dignity.legal, Melbourne, Vic
The Hon. Justice Suzanne Christie, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Sydney
Senior Judicial Registrar Ann-Maree McDiarmid, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Brisbane, Qld
Adrian Stone, Principal, Gold Stone Family Lawyers, Malvern, Vic
Jason Symons, Partner, Mills Oakley, Sydney, NSW
Evelyn Young, Principal, AccS(Fam), Lighthouse Family Lawyers, Melbourne, Vic
Feedback
- I found all of the presentations to be of excellent quality - the substance of the presentations was comprehensive useful to everyday family law practice. I appreciated the option of attending the conference electronically. Overall, the conference is great value for money, covering all CPD requirements for the year.
- I felt the topics were relevant and interesting. The speakers were very engaging and overall, I felt that this was one of the best Conferences I have attended in a while.
- Always a great conference, interesting topics rather than the usual "case update" etc that one tends to get at other conferences.
- Thank you for such detailed and relevant topics and each speaker's detailed papers and relevant case references.
CPD Certificate
Lawyers: 10 CPD units/points (7 x substantive law, 1 x ethics, 1 x professional skills and 1 x practice management & business skills).
All delegates attending the conference will receive a CPD Certificate confirming attendance.
Registration Special Offer
If you register and pay by 20 December 2024 you will pay only $1980 – a saving of $308 off the full price conference registration fee of $2288.
Multiple registration discount?
If you would like to send 3 or more people from your company to this conference the following discounts apply:
- 3 registrations – 5% discount off each registration
- 4 registrations – 10% discount off each registration
- 5 or more registrations – 15% discount off each registration
To access this discount simply contact Jenna (details below) to organise the registrations for you.
One-day only? We do accept bookings for attending one day only. To organise a one-day booking, please contact Jenna.
Enquiries/Assistance
If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Event Manager, Jenna Pickrell, on (03) 8601 7729 or email: [email protected]