Stephen Bourke is a Director of SuperSplitting, an internet based superannuation law practice, specialising in Super and Family Law. In his former life, he was head of the Family Law Division of the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department and was a project leader for the legislative amendments on superannuation and family law.
Stephen is author of the leading text on the subject of superannuation splitting Super Splitting for Family Lawyers published in 2011 and is an active member of the Self-Managed Superannuation Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA).
Stephen appears in court as an expert witness in complex superannuation matters involving SMSFs as well as providing strategic or technical advice to parties that are negotiating settlement or collaborating.
SuperSplitting was started in 2002 and also assists trustees of self-managed funds, in conjunction with DBA Lawyers in Melbourne, to provide advice and documents after the split of an SMSF.
In his spare time, Stephen enjoys spirited discussions about the technicalities of statutory and court order drafting, skiing with friends and family and being a masterchef in the kitchen.