Family Law
Rodrigues Legal Group has substantial experience in family law, including contested parenting proceedings, complex property and financial settlements, divorce and separation, urgent and interim applications, relocation and enforcement proceedings, and matters involving domestic and family violence. The firm also acts in property matters involving businesses, companies, trusts, SMSFs, valuations, disclosure and third-party interests. Founder and Principal Michael Rodrigues remains personally involved in the strategy, preparation and conduct of significant matters.
Property and Financial Settlement
Rodrigues Legal Group acts in property and financial settlements ranging from straightforward divisions to complex disputes involving substantial asset pools, businesses, companies, trusts, SMSFs, property portfolios, valuations, disclosure issues and third-party interests. The firm provides strategic advice through negotiation, mediation and contested court proceedings, with direct principal involvement in significant matters.
Domestic Violence
Rodrigues Legal Group acts in domestic and family violence and protection-order proceedings across multiple Australian jurisdictions. The firm assists applicants and respondents in matters involving allegations of violence, coercive or controlling behaviour, contested evidence and related criminal or family-law proceedings.
Mediation
Rodrigues Legal Group represents clients in family-law mediations and other dispute-resolution processes, including parenting and property matters. The firm assists clients to prepare for mediation, identify legal and evidentiary issues, assess settlement options and negotiate from an informed position. Independent neutral mediation services are separately available through Beyond the Dispute.
Children's Law
Rodrigues Legal Group has substantial experience in children’s and parenting matters, including contested parenting proceedings, allegations of risk, high-conflict disputes, domestic and family violence, child-safety concerns and complex evidentiary issues. Founder and Principal Michael Rodrigues is also an Independent Children’s Lawyer and has extensive experience in matters involving the interests and welfare of children.
Wills and Estates
Rodrigues Legal Group assists clients with wills and succession planning, including arrangements involving families, property, businesses, companies and trusts. The firm aims to provide practical estate-planning advice that integrates sensibly with the client’s broader legal and financial circumstances.
Divorce and Separation
Rodrigues Legal Group advises clients navigating separation and divorce, including the legal consequences for parenting arrangements, property, finances and future obligations. The firm provides practical advice from the early stages of separation through negotiation, settlement and court proceedings where required.
Financial Agreements
Rodrigues Legal Group advises on binding financial agreements made before, during and after relationships, including agreements associated with separation. The firm assists with agreements involving property, businesses, companies, trusts and other significant financial interests and provides independent legal advice regarding the proposed terms and their consequences.
Litigation & Disputes
Rodrigues Legal Group acts in contested civil, commercial and other disputes, with a focus on strategy, evidence, preparation and proportionate resolution. The firm assists clients through negotiations, mediations, interlocutory applications and court proceedings and has particular experience where disputes involve overlapping commercial, family, financial or personal issues.
Estate Planning
Rodrigues Legal Group assists clients with wills, powers of attorney, succession planning and related estate-planning matters. Advice is tailored to the client’s family, financial and business circumstances, including where estate planning needs to be considered alongside companies, trusts, family-law arrangements or other existing structures.
Power of Attorney
Rodrigues Legal Group assists clients to prepare and review powers of attorney and related decision-making arrangements, with an emphasis on clear documentation and ensuring that the arrangements reflect the client’s personal, financial and family circumstances.
Commercial Law
Rodrigues Legal Group assists individuals and businesses with commercial agreements, contractual disputes, business and shareholder issues, corporate structures and other commercial matters. The firm takes a practical, strategic approach, with particular experience where commercial issues intersect with litigation, family-law property disputes, trusts, companies or competing financial interests.
Mediation
Rodrigues Legal Group represents clients in mediation and negotiated dispute resolution, including civil, commercial and other contested matters. The firm assists clients to identify the real issues, assess legal and commercial risk, prepare evidence and negotiate strategically. Independent neutral mediation services are separately provided through Beyond the Dispute.
Debt Recovery
Rodrigues Legal Group assists with appropriate debt-recovery and payment disputes, including demands, negotiation, disputed liabilities and court proceedings where commercially justified. The firm considers both the legal merits and the practical economics of recovery before recommending litigation.
Relocation Orders
Rodrigues Legal Group acts in contested relocation matters involving proposed intrastate, interstate and international moves. These matters can require careful consideration of parenting arrangements, evidence, family circumstances, practical consequences and the best interests of children. The firm acts in both proposed-relocation and relocation-opposition matters.
Parenting and Child Support
Rodrigues Legal Group acts in parenting and child-related disputes, including high-conflict parenting matters, allegations of risk, relocation, parental responsibility, time arrangements and related child-support issues. The firm’s experience includes urgent and contested proceedings and matters involving domestic and family violence or child-safety concerns.
Criminal Law
Rodrigues Legal Group provides advice and representation in criminal proceedings, including contested matters, court appearances and related applications. The firm focuses on clear advice, careful preparation and strategic representation, particularly where criminal allegations overlap with family-law, domestic and family violence or other concurrent proceedings.
De facto Relationships
Rodrigues Legal Group advises clients following the breakdown of de facto relationships, including property and financial settlements, parenting arrangements, financial agreements and questions concerning the existence or duration of a de facto relationship. The firm assists with both negotiated outcomes and contested proceedings where agreement cannot be reached.
Enforcement Orders
Rodrigues Legal Group assists clients where existing parenting, property or financial orders are not being complied with, including enforcement, contravention and related court proceedings. The firm provides strategic advice about available remedies, evidentiary requirements and the most proportionate means of securing compliance or responding to alleged non-compliance.
General Advice
Rodrigues Legal Group provides clear and strategic family-law advice at all stages of a relationship breakdown, including parenting, property, financial, procedural and litigation issues. Advice is tailored to the client’s circumstances, objectives and risk, with an emphasis on understanding available options before important decisions are made.
