Explore our range of services designed to help you move forward with confidence, wherever you're headed next.
The division of relationship property can have lasting financial consequences. We provide careful, strategic advice at every stage — from early planning to complex litigation.
We combine rigorous financial analysis with practical judgement to protect long-term stability and security.
Parenting disputes require both clarity and sensitivity. We assist clients with calm authority and a focus on stability.
The wellbeing of children remains central, while ensuring our clients' rights and responsibilities are clearly understood and protected.
Contracting out agreements provide clarity and protection for partners entering or already in a relationship.
Collaborative law is a voluntary, structured process that allows you to resolve legal matters — most commonly separation or divorce — without setting foot in a courtroom.
Collaborative law is particularly well-suited to situations where an ongoing relationship must be preserved, privacy is important, or where both parties wish to retain control of the outcome.
Both parties choose to participate and can withdraw at any point.
What is shared in the process stays in the process, with limited exceptions.
Solutions are built around needs and priorities, not rigid legal positions.
Particularly valuable where an ongoing relationship — such as co-parenting — is required.
Our collaborative law team: Amanda Fitzgibbon, Anna Bodman, and Penny Henderson are all fully trained and accredited collaborative lawyers. Arcwell Legal is committed to offering you every available path to resolution.
Family violence proceedings require urgent and careful legal support.
Disputes arising from estates often involve complex family dynamics and significant financial interests.
Applications under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act require precision and thoughtful judgement.
These matters often involve vulnerable individuals and sensitive family circumstances. We approach them with care and measured advocacy.
We begin with an initial discussion to understand your circumstances, your priorities, and the issues involved.
We provide clear advice on your rights, obligations, and the most effective way forward.
Where possible, we work to resolve matters constructively through negotiation, agreement, or mediation.
If court proceedings are required, we provide strong and considered representation throughout the process.
You will understand your legal position, your options, and likely outcomes before any decisions are made. No jargon. No vague reassurances.
The senior lawyer you meet at the start leads your matter and strategy through to resolution. You always have direct access to the person responsible for your case.
We pursue negotiation and mediation where possible. Litigation when necessary. We will not run a process that does not serve your outcome.
Beyond resolving the immediate dispute, we help you understand and protect your position going forward — so you leave with clarity, not just a settlement.