Belinda is an experienced family law lawyer.
She was admitted to the Supreme Court NSW and High Court of Australia in 2002 and has practiced exclusively in family law since her admission.
Belinda was a partner in a local firm for the first 10 years of her admission before establishing her own firm in 2011. A local to the area Belinda grew up in the Tweed and has a love for the region and its people.
Belinda also has a keen interest in finance and banking and being involved in her local community. Belinda was elected as a director to the board at Southern Cross Credit Union in 2012 and remains a director to date. She has held chair positions in the board risk committee and remains on both the audit and risk committees within the organisation. Belinda is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Belinda was awarded “Business woman of the year” at the tweed coast international women’s days awards in 2016 in recognisance of her efforts as Both a lawyer and her community banking roles.
Belinda has been recognised by her peers as a recommended family lawyer in the Gold Coast region in the Doyle’s guide 2020.
Family Law Work
Belinda recognises that separation is both a challenging and difficult time for clients and she has a keen interest in seeing her clients move on with their lives with the best outcome possible and guiding them through their property and parenting matter with a more human and personalised approach.
She regularly appears in matters in the federal circuit and family court of Australia for clients and has a keen interest in achieving mediated outcomes for clients wherever possible. She is skilled in all aspects of property settlement matters including high value complex pools, spousal maintenance and child support.
Her work ranges from property matters with a modest asset pool to multi-million dollar asset pools, including family trusts, government pension and defined benefit superannuation schemes, family businesses and complex company structures to farming properties that have been in one party’s family for generations.
The scale and breadth of her Family Law works extends from straight forward divorces; child support agreements; financial agreements and reaching agreements through negotiations, mediation, collaborative meetings and through the Court process. She has experience in reaching deals with married couples, de facto and same-sex relationships.
As the principal of the firm Belinda is committed to providing excellent client service and thoroughly enjoys her job.
In her spare time Belinda loves to entertain and has a passion for cooking and entertaining her family and friends. She otherwise loves to travel and experience new cultures and food.
Belinda is married and enjoys spending time with her husband and son and taking her puppies on beach walks on the beautiful beaches of the tweed coast where she continues to live.