Well, 2022 certainly created plenty of challenges for everyone. Family lawyers returned to work recharged in January enjoying brilliant Melbourne weather and time for relaxation after “the Covid experience” and lockdowns in 2021. By Paul Fildes, Principal

We are enormously proud of the appointment of Amanda Humphreys as a Judge in Division 2 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia sitting in the Melbourne Registry.

We are proud to announce that our team has again been acknowledged by Doyles Guide as First Tier in the category of Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms – Melbourne 2023, for the seventh consecutive year.

Wishing you a happy and safe festive season. Our office will be closed from 5.00pm on 23 December 2022 until 8.30am 9 January 2022.

Congratulations to Natalie Barry on her appointment to Senior Associate.

The Principals and staff congratulate Associate Amy Toomey who was presented with the Michael Taussig QC Essay Award by the Honourable Garry Watts at the Family Law Section National Conference on 17 August 2022. We are very proud of her achievement!

Family Law can be a difficult, even harrowing, area in which to practise, but sometimes things happen that can make you smile.

Congratulations to Armand Mengolian on his admission as an Australian Lawyer and Officer of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Four lawyers from Taussig Cherrie Fildes were included in the 15th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia for their work in Family Law.

“As a lawyer who has been practising in the family law jurisdiction for over 40 years, it occurs to me that the more things change the more they stay the same!” by Paul Fildes, Principal