Monique is a partner in Lander & Rogers' family & relationship law team, based in Sydney. She holds an accredited specialisation in family law and a Master of Laws specialising in family law and laws impacting families and children. Monique is recognised by the profession for her technical expertise, particularly in matters involving complex parenting and property issues.
Having worked solely in family law since 2007, Monique uses her significant experience to provide pragmatic, practical advice to clients to ensure an outcome that minimises, as far as possible, the stress of her clients in what is already a very difficult time in their lives. She is focused on finding strategic solutions for her clients and provides clear advice to assist her clients to resolve their concerns, whether by negotiation, mediation, or, where necessary, robust litigation.
Monique finds it particularly rewarding working with clients to protect assets from relationship breakdowns in the future. Monique specialises in drafting prenuptial binding financial agreements and providing asset protection advice for family offices, ultra-high and high-net worth clients, particularly where there are concerns regarding intergenerational wealth transfer. This includes drafting "mirror" prenuptial agreements where parties have a foreign agreement in place, and circumstances where there are assets in multiple overseas jurisdictions.
Monique has extensive experience in matters involving complex parenting issues and has a particular interest in matters that involve neurodivergent (including Autism/ASD and ADHD) parties and/or their children.
In recent years, Monique has also acted in a number of cases involving professional and farming families based in regional and rural Australia and understands the issues that often arise for families in these areas. Monique has an extensive network of referrers from the legal, financial and allied health sectors, with whom she regularly collaborates for the mutual benefit of her clients.
In addition to her practice, Monique lectured in family law at the University of Notre Dame from 2014 to 2022, leading her to develop a keen interest in working with and developing the talents of younger lawyers, which remains a continued focus of her role in Lander & Rogers' Family and Relationship Law team. Monique also routinely presents at seminars on family law.
Monique has been recognised by Doyle's Guide as a "Rising Star" in family law.