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Rachael Murray

Collaborative Lawyer in Brisbane, QLD

Area of Law: Family Law

Phone: 07 3228 0419

Website: https://www.millsoakley.com.au/our-expertise/family-law/

Rachael co-manages the Mills Oakley Family and Relationship Law practice in Brisbane. She provides exceptional advice with emotional intelligence to help clients make the best decisions at the start and end of their significant relationships. The technical skills Rachael offers are highly sought after and highly regarded among clients needing support through sensitive, high-net wealth and complex settlements.

Having worked solely in family and relationship law since 2002, Rachael specialises in complex property and other financial matters arising from relationship breakdowns. Rachael has particular expertise and interest in cases involving parties’ interests in corporate and trust structures and relationship planning by use of Binding Financial Agreements. Her practice has a specific focus that includes complex parenting matters involving international parenting disputes, drug and alcohol abuse, cases involving mental health issues and children with special needs (particularly matters involving ASD, ODD, PDA and other elements of neurodiversity).

Rachael is also trained in collaborative law, mediation and parenting coordination. In her work as a parenting coordinator, Rachael coaches parents in post-separation communication strategies and conflict resolution. Rachael arms parents with the tools they need to make positive and constructive contributions to their child’s development, and helps them avoid the poor outcomes traditionally associated with children who have been exposed to parental conflict.

Rachael is consistently recognised by her peers as a leading family lawyer and has ranked highly in the Doyle’s Guide and Best Lawyers in Australia list since 2016 and 2018 respectively.

Rachael's expertise includes:

Divorce and relationship breakdowns – including non-court based dispute resolution, de facto relationships, same sex relationships, separation and spousal maintenance.
Property settlements – including advising high net wealth individuals and those with trusts, corporate entities and family businesses.
Non-court based conflict resolution in family law matters – including parenting coordination, mediation and collaborative law.
Financial Agreements – including structuring and planning prenuptial agreements and cohabitation agreements.
Children’s issues – including interstate and international relocation, parenting agreements, surrogacy, adoption and child support.
International matters - including assisting Australian expatriates living abroad, cross-border prenuptial agreements and property settlements and liaison with leading international family law practices in most jurisdictions.

Rachael is a member of the following associations:

Family Law Practitioners Association of Queensland
Family Law Section, Law Council of Australia
Parenting Coordination Australia
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Queensland Association of Collaborative Practitioners
Australian Association of Collaborative Practitioners

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