Specialist family lawyers

Whether you’re divorcing, separating or making arrangements for your children, you’ll need a family lawyer who understands that you’re going through a tough time.

Someone who can guide you through and protect your rights. Or, if you’re marrying or adopting, you’ll need a great lawyer to help put the building blocks in place for a bright future.

Whatever your reason for needing a family lawyer, we’ve got your back.

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Our Services

  • Child Support

    Your children will need both emotional and financial support after a relationship ends. We'll help you ensure that their needs are met, both now and in the future.

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  • De Facto Relationships

    De facto relationships, including same-sex relationships, have laws that make specific arrangements for the property of both partners. We can help you navigate your legal rights and obligations.

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  • Divorce Lawyer Adelaide

    The last thing you need is to worry about the legalities of divorce while you're flat-out dealing with the emotional impact. We're divorce law experts, and we're here to help you.

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  • Family Law Mediation

    Our specialist family law mediators have helped people just like you to find solutions to their disputes - quickly, cost efficiently and respectfully.

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  • Getting Married

    Whether you're in need of a pre-nuptial agreement, advice about your property rights or more information about same-sex marriage in Australia, we've got the expertise you need.

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  • Parenting Arrangements

    Making parenting arrangements after the end of a relationship can be a distressing and anxious experience. We're experts at negotiating arrangements that are in the best interests of your children.

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Adelaide family lawyers

  • Our outstanding team of family and divorce lawyers are amongst the best in the business. We’re highly regarded for our honesty, dependability and no-nonsense approach to getting the best results for clients.
  • Our family law team is skilled in all areas of the Family Law Act as well as in areas covered by other laws, for example, marriage, parenting and mediation. Whatever your reason for needing a family lawyer, we can help you.
  • If you’re in regional South Australia and are concerned about getting to appointments, don’t worry. We can make arrangements to make sure that you’re able to instruct us properly. We’re one of the best family law firms in Adelaide; you’ve come to the right place.

Why choose DBH as your family lawyers?

We’ve helped thousands of family law clients. We can help you too.

  • Dispute resolution and negotiation experts
  • Superannuation expertise
  • Property settlements for business and commercial interests
  • Independent Children’s Lawyer
  • Industry recognition

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Legal Insights: Family Law

De Facto Breakdown: Your rights after a de facto relationship breakup

De facto relationships are now much the same as marriage when it comes to dividing property after the relationship breaks down. After you have lived together for two years you are in a de facto relationship, you will need advice about what to do to protect your property and what…

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Even if you’re not married, you could still end up in Family Court

When a relationship breaks down, it’s not just married couples that wind up at the Family Law Courts where a Judge can make a decision on their living arrangements. In certain situations, the Family Law Courts can be asked to sort out property arrangements or child care arrangements for a…

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What is child support supposed to cover?

Child Support covers expenses for children such as food, housing, clothes, school costs and other activities.

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