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Navigating Parenting Disputes in Family Law

Parenting disputes remain some of the most challenging and dynamic areas of family law. Join leading experts and take a deep dive into the latest reforms, landmark cases and evolving approaches to coercive control, special needs children and enforcement of parenting orders. Gain practical guidance on preparing for trial, navigating ethical grey areas and managing high-conflict clients in a demanding practice environment. Walk away with current insights, practical strategies and professional skills to strengthen your work in parenting matters.

Wednesday, 25 March 2026
9.00am to 9.50am Change and Best Interest of Children - Same, Same But Different

Recent cases on applications to change final Orders in relation to children’s matters following amendments to the Family Law Act in its codifying Rice and Asplund

Presented by Melinda Winning, Partner, Barkus Doolan Winning; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer and Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2026

11.45am to 12.30pm Contravention and Enforcement of Parenting Orders

Presented by Brett McGrath, Partner, Marsdens Law Group; Former Senior Judicial Registrar, FCFCOA

12.30pm to 1.15pm Recent Parenting Case Update

Gain that all-important annual case update, highlighting recent trends and practical take-aways from recent cases in several important areas of disputes in family law practice.
Presented by Anna Black, Barrister, Lucinda Chambers and Michelle Karaman, Barrister, Sir Harry Gibbs Chambers

Description

Attend and earn 7 CPD units including:
4 units in Substantive Law
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories

9.50am to 10.40am Domestic Violence and Coercive Control Since Pickford & Pickford

 

Pickford & Pickford [2024] FedCFamC1A 249 is a landmark decision defining coercive control, with three differing approaches from McClelland DCJ; Aldridge and Carew JJ; and Austin and Williams JJ. 

  • Unpack these three approaches and how they’ve been applied in later cases -focusing on the behaviour, its context and how to demonstrate its objective impact
  • What constitutes family violence that coerces or controls
  • When there isn’t a clear course or pattern of conduct - how the behaviour can still be characterised as coercive or controlling 

Presented by Stephen Page, Director, Page Provan; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Accredited Specialist in Family Law

10.40am to 10.55am Morning Tea
Session 1: Reforms, Domestic Violence, Special Needs Children & Case Update

Chair: Diana Perla, Principal, Diana Perla & Associates; Accredited Specialist in Family Law

Session 2: Professional Skills, Practice Management & Ethics for Family Law Parenting Lawyers

Chair: Melinda Winning, Partner, Barkus Doolan Winning Family Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer and Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2025

Professional Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm Setting Up the Chess Board: How to Strategically Prepare for a Parenting Trial

 

  • Working together with counsel to set up the chess board
    • Early engagement: setting the strategy early
    • The brief: what counsel need
    • Evidence and experts: drafting affidavits and getting expert evidence
    • Case outlines: they are important
    • Client management and expectations
  • Putting it into action: practically what does this look like before and during the trial 

Presented by Kylie Chesterman, Barrister, Win Paten Chambers and Chris Bishop, Barrister, Win Paten Chambers

4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Practice Management
4.15pm to 5.15pm High-Conflict Practice: Navigating Clients, Conflict and Personal Wellbeing

 

  • Practical tips for dealing with complex and high needs clients
  • Avoiding lawyer burnout and mental health
  • Strategies and skills to deal with impossible clients with unrealistic expectations
  • Using mediation skills to avoid conflict in the workplace/difficult clients/opposing side
  • Identifying and avoiding vicarious trauma 


Facilitator 
Melinda Winning, Partner, Barkus Doolan Winning Family Lawyers 

Panellists 
Angelo Bistolaridis, Principal, Dispute Resolutionist, Myra Aris & Co
Dr Mandy Ellis, Psychologist, Strive and Thrive Psychology
Hannah Gore, Special Counsel, Pigdon Norgate; Accredited Specialist in Family Law
Alex Namisnyk, Solicitor – Director, ATW Family Lawyers: Accredited Specialist in Family Law
Matthew Shepherd, Solicitor Mediator Family Dispute Resolution Services NSW Legal Commission

10.55am to 11.45am Exploring the Role of the Solicitor when Dealing with Children with Special Needs

 

  • Understanding the needs of families with children with special needs
  • Questions to ask our clients
  • What evidence is required, and how to get it
  • What parenting arrangements do and don't work?
  • How to support families/children in implementing parenting arrangements

Presented by Monique Robb, Partner, Lander & Rogers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Best Lawyers in Family Law Australia 2026 and Dr Sophie Reid, Director, Co-founder & Clinical Psychologist, Birchtree Centre

Ethics and Professional Responsibilities
2.00pm to 3.00pm When Lines Blur: Ethical Challenges in Parenting Cases

 

  • Taking instructions when others are present
  • Managing issues of capacity, fitness to give instructions and mental illness
  • Ethically navigating complex parenting conflicts
  • Other key ethical considerations 

Presented by Kuppy Nambiar, Director, Nambiar Hogg Family Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Recommended Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2025  

Presenters

Diana Perla, Principal, Diana Perla & Associates
After graduating with a BA and an LLB at the University of Sydney in 1982, Diana Perla was admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW in 1985. Diana has been an accredited specialist in Family Law since 1994. In 2019, Diana attained qualification as a Notary Public. Diana is highly qualified and experienced in many areas of family law, including, complex financial matters, parenting matters and same-sex couple parenting matters. She also represents clients in the Supreme Court in relation to family provision claims. Diana has been involved with the Eastern Suburbs Family Law Group for many years as an active member and as Chairperson. She is also frequently called upon to present papers at Family Law Seminars to provide continuing education lectures to other lawyers.

Dr Mandy Ellis, Psychologist, Strive and Thrive Psychology
Dr Mandy Ellis is a registered psychologist with over 20 years’ experience working with separating families as a single expert report writer, conducting child inclusive assessments, all aspects of family and individual therapy for separating families and individual support, as well as working with neurodiverse children and families. As a child/adolescent consultant, she has a deep understanding of the developmental needs of children and young people particular to their age and circumstances and specifically in relation to family separation, blending families, trauma informed practice, extreme alignment/parental alienation, and family violence. She provides ethical, evidenced based practice with a pragmatic approach.

Stephen Page, Director, Page Provan
Stephen Page is a director of Page Provan, Brisbane. Stephen was admitted in 1987 and has been an accredited family law specialist since 1996. He has had a long interest in domestic violence, having helped write the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (Qld) and having served for many years on domestic violence committees, including co-founding a domestic violence service. Stephen is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys. He was awarded the Queensland Law Society President’s Medal in 2023.

Alex Namisnyk, Solicitor – Director, ATW Family Lawyers
Alex Namisnyk is a Solicitor Director at ATW Family Law and an Accredited Specialist in Family Law. He has extensive experience across all areas of family law, including complex parenting and financial matters, high-conflict disputes, and cases involving family violence. Known for his calm and empathetic approach, Alex is committed to helping clients navigate family breakdowns with dignity. He focuses on reducing conflict and achieving practical, creative solutions that prioritise the needs of children and empower clients to move forward. Since being admitted to practice in 2011, Alex has held roles with DLA Piper and the Family Court of Australia before joining ATW Family Law in 2012. He became a Director in 2024 after serving as Senior Associate and Special Counsel. Passionate about non-adversarial practice, Alex is trained in mediation and Collaborative Practice, using these skills to resolve matters efficiently and respectfully. He serves on the Committee of Collaborative Professionals NSW and is a regular contributor to the profession through his advocacy for collaborative and trauma-informed approaches to family law.

Monique Robb, Partner, Lander & Rogers
Monique is an accredited specialist in family law. Monique has acted for clients in all areas of family law, including parenting (custody) and property matters, child support, spouse maintenance and financial agreements (including pre-nuptial agreements). Monique is known for providing clients with pragmatic, commercial advice and robust representation in both negotiating and litigating a resolution to their family and relationship law concerns. Monique has worked solely in the area of family law since 2007, including as the associate to a judge in the Federal Circuit Court. As a result, she provides clear, strategic advice and representation in matters which require litigation, and, more importantly, to assist clients to avoid litigation wherever possible. In addition to her work as a solicitor, Monique has taught Family Law at the University of Notre Dame, Australia, since 2014. Monique’s family law experience includes handling disputes where one or both parties live overseas. She also has significant experience in drafting financial agreements, including drafting mirror agreements to foreign pre-nuptial agreements. Monique also acts for third parties, including corporate entities, in family law matters. Monique became an accredited specialist in family law in 2015, and additionally has completed a Master of Laws at the University of Sydney, with a focus on family law and areas of law affecting children. Her strong academic and practical expertise are applied to ensure her clients receive efficient, effective advice, particularly in areas where novel issues arise. Monique has been named as a Rising Star in family law in Doyle's Guide. She is also a member of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.

Brett McGrath, Partner, Marsdens Law Group
Brett commenced his time at the Court as a Registrar with the Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia in 2019 was selected as one of two National Registrars to oversee the implementation of the new National COVID-19 List, designed to triage and hear urgent family law matters arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. As well as being involved in the development and expansion of the Courts’ new parenting and property Dispute Resolution project and National COVID-19 List, Brett was appointed as a Senior Registrar of the Court in November 2020 and then again as a Senior Judicial Registrar of the new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia from 1 September 2021.

Dr Sophie Reid, Director, Co-founder & Clinical Psychologist, Birchtree Centre
Dr Sophie Reid is a clinical psychologist and researcher with over 20 years experience. She holds a PhD in Child and Adolescent Psychology and Masters in Clinical Psychology. Passionate about child advocacy, she focuses on healing childhood trauma and supporting parents to interrupt intergenerational impact and transmission. Sophie has extensive experience in hospitals, homeless communities, schools, and private practice. Together with Jace Cannon-Brookes, she established Birchtree Centre a safe space for survivors of trauma to land, heal, connect and grow; Birchtree Foundation to ensure equity of access to trauma focused care and healing in regional Australia; and Birchtree Education, to deliver training to the community on trauma informed practices.

Hannah Gore, Special Counsel, Pigdon Norgate
Hannah is an Accredited Family Law Specialist, practising exclusively in family law for more than 10 years. Hannah has experience across a wide range of areas in family including complex financial settlements and challenging parenting disputes. Hannah is also well versed in Appeals and costs applications. Hannah is an experienced litigator who is equally committed to achieving resolutions outside the courtroom. She guides clients through mediation, negotiation, and other alternative dispute resolution processes, striving for appropriate outcomes that minimise emotional stress, preserve relationships, and reduce costs. Hannah has been consistently recognised as a Rising Star in family law in the Doyle’s Guide to Australia’s top lawyers.

Matthew Shepherd, Solicitor Mediator Family Dispute Resolution Services NSW Legal Commission
Matthew Shepherd is a mediator, arbitrator, family dispute resolution practitioner, and accredited family law specialist. Matthew has a Masters of Dispute Resolution (Honours) from the University of Technology Sydney, where he taught Dispute Resolution Advocacy from 2014 to 2020. Matthew has studied advanced negotiation theory at the Harvard Project on Negotiation. He has sat on the NSW Society Dispute Resolution Committee. He works with clients and their lawyers to consider not only the best legal and financial outcomes, but also to consider the best dispute resolution process to achieve those outcomes. The choice of dispute resolution process has a big impact on the quality of agreements reached and how well they are implemented.

Chris Bishop, Barrister, Win Paten Chambers
Chris was first called to the bar in 2023, having been admitted as a legal practitioner in 2010. He practices in all areas of family and relationship law including complex parenting and property proceedings. Chris is also recognised as a leading expert in the child support scheme, its legislation and associated litigation in both the Administrative Review Tribunal and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. In particular, he has a particular interest and extensive experience in binding child support agreements, the enforcement of outstanding child support debt and international child maintenance. Chris is part of Win Paten Chambers in Brisbane and further details can be found here: https://winpatenchambers.com/christopher-bishop


Angelo Bistolaridis, Principal, Dispute Resolutionist, Myra Aris & Co
Angelo was admitted into practice as a solicitor in 2014 and has worked predominantly in the area of Family Law and Wills & Estates litigation since that time having been involved in a wide range of matters including matters involving jurisdictional issues with foreign courts, child support, complex financial proceedings, acting for third-parties, corporations, trusts and interested parties – including matters that have involved banking institutions and the Australian Taxation Office. In addition, Angelo has acted in parenting matters involving high-conflict disputes between parents and others seeking orders with respect to children as well as parenting disputes involving high-risk abuse, neglect or harm allegations. Between the period 2020 and 2023, Angelo had the privilege of being appointed a Registrar and then Judicial Registrar of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. In his role, Angelo undertook procedural and enforcement hearing work in court lists and was responsible for financial and parenting lists in both the Parramatta and Sydney Registries of that court and in Division 1 and 2. In addition, Angelo undertook Family Dispute Resolution Conferences for Parenting disputes and Conciliation Conferences for Financial disputes where he mediated agreements between parties. Angelo is a lecturer at the Western Sydney University and University of Technology, Sydney where he has lectured in the Family Law and Advanced Family Law subjects. Angelo is a registered AIFLAM Arbitrator. Angelo has been listed as one of Doyles Guides Leading Family Law Mediators.

Melinda Winning, Partner, Barkus Doolan Winning Family Lawyers
Melinda was admitted as a solicitor in 1998 and has been an Accredited Specialist in Family Law since 2003. She has exclusively practiced family law for over 21 years, including property, spouse maintenance, child support, international child abduction, complex parenting cases and proceedings involving third party creditors, including trustees in bankruptcy. Melinda has been with the firm since 2001 and became a Partner of the firm in 2011. Melinda regularly presents papers at legal conferences throughout Australia. Melinda has also been involved in a number of Appeals that have been decided by the Full Court across a wide range of areas, including parenting, child support, spouse maintenance and Pre-Nuptial Agreements. Melinda’s depth of knowledge and ability to identify with clients allows her to approach all aspects of her practice with a view to achieving the best possible outcome for clients through mediation, if possible, or litigation. Melinda is also qualified as an Arbitrator. “Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Market” has ranked Melinda as the following: "Leading" Family and Divorce Lawyers in Sydney in 2018, 2019 and 2020; "Leading" Parenting & Children's Matters Lawyers for NSW in 2018, 2019 and 2020; "Leading" Family Lawyers (High-Value & Complex Property Matters) for NSW in 2020. Melinda is also a director of "Women in Law and Business", an organisation founded by her and her female partners to support women.


Kuppy Nambiar, Director, Nambiar Hogg Family Lawyer
Kuppy has over 30 years of experience in family law, working in leading specialist family law firms before founding Nambiar Hogg Family Lawyers in 2022. Kuppy is known for her firm but fair approach, and for providing practical advice to her clients with empathy, care, and humour. She is committed to professional development and education, frequently presenting at conferences and seminars for other family lawyers, and for many years has been a Family Law and Ethics instructor and assessor at Leo Cussen Centre for Law and has volunteered at several community centres. Kuppy is a member of the Family Law sections of the Law Institute of Victoria and the Law Council of Australia and Co-Chair of the Family Law Advisory Committee to the Accreditation Board of the Law Institute of Victoria for Family Law, responsible for assessing and examining candidates for accreditation in Family Law.

Kylie Chesterman, Barrister, Win Paten Chambers
Kylie was called to the Bar in 2016, having been admitted as a legal practitioner in 2011. She maintains a practice predominantly in family law, criminal law and domestic violence. Prior to commencing at the private Bar, Kylie worked in a boutique family law firm and as a Legal Officer at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Kylie was also a Legal Associate in the Queensland Court of Appeal to the Honourable Robert Gotterson AO and in the District Court to Sarah Bradley AO. Kylie holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Psychological Science from Griffith University. Kylie has a keen interest in complex financial matters as well as parentage disputes in de facto relationships. She was involved in the case of Clarence & Crisp [2016] FamCAFC 157 as both a solicitor (at the trial) and then junior counsel in the appeal.

Anna Black, Barrister, Lucinda Chambers
Anna specialises in family law, including de facto relationships, parenting, property, spouse maintenance and contravention applications. Anna’s expertise extends to advising on complex financial matters and issues relating to children and families, including child welfare, child protection and family violence. She is a member of the Queensland Bar Association, the Law Council of Australia’s Family Law Section, the Child Protection Practitioners’ Association of Queensland and the Family Law Practitioner’s Association of Queensland. Anna has previously been the Legal Associate to an Appeal Judge of the Family Court, a solicitor in a highly regarded specialist firm and has practised as a clinical social worker, involving child welfare matters and family therapy. Anna is a member of the Queensland Law Society and admitted to practise in the High Court of Australia.

Michelle Karaman, Barrister, Sir Harry Gibbs Chambers
Michelle practises predominantly in personal injury and family law. She has developed a broad practice encompassing both advisory and advocacy work, with experience in contested interlocutory applications and final hearings across State and Federal jurisdictions. She is admitted to practise in the High Court of Australia. In personal injury matters, Michelle is regularly briefed in claims involving liability, causation and quantum, and has experience across a range of statutory and common law regimes. In family law, she appears in parenting and property proceedings, including matters involving complex financial structures and discretionary considerations. Michelle is familiar with evidentiary and procedural challenges arising in high-conflict parenting disputes, including interim risk assessments, the application of the best interest framework, and the forensic testing of competing factual narratives. She has experience in matters involving international relocation, recovery orders and contravention proceedings.




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Ethics, Professional Skills & Practice Management for Family Lawyers (25 March 2026)

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Join leading family law specialists for a focused core units program addressing the ethical, strategic and personal pressures of modern parenting matters. Examine the difficult judgment calls that arise when taking instructions in complex cases, including capacity concerns, mental health issues, and the ethical risks when others are present. Build practical skills to prepare strategically for parenting trials, from early case planning and briefing counsel to managing evidence, experts, affidavits and client expectations. Conclude with practical guidance on managing high-conflict practice, protecting wellbeing, avoiding burnout and vicarious trauma, and using mediation skills to reduce stress for you, your team and your clients.

Description

Attend and earn 3 CPD units including:
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories

4.00pm to 4.15pm Afternoon Tea
Ethics and Professional Responsibilities
2.00pm to 3.00pm When Lines Blur: Ethical Challenges in Parenting Cases

 

  • Taking instructions when others are present
  • Managing issues of capacity, fitness to give instructions and mental illness
  • Ethically navigating complex parenting conflicts
  • Other key ethical considerations 

Presented by Kuppy Nambiar, Director, Nambiar Hogg Family Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Recommended Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2025

Professional Skills
3.00pm to 4.00pm Setting Up the Chess Board: How to Strategically Prepare for a Parenting Trial

 

  • Working together with counsel to set up the chess board
    • Early engagement: setting the strategy early
    • The brief: what counsel need
    • Evidence and experts: drafting affidavits and getting expert evidence
    • Case outlines: they are important
    • Client management and expectations
  • Putting it into action: practically what does this look like before and during the trial 

Presented by Kylie Chesterman, Barrister, Win Paten Chambers and Chris Bishop, Barrister, Win Paten Chambers

Practice Management & Business Skills
4.15pm to 5.15pm High-Conflict Practice: Navigating Clients, Conflict and Personal Wellbeing

 

  • Practical tips for dealing with complex and high needs clients
  • Avoiding lawyer burnout and mental health
  • Strategies and skills to deal with impossible clients with unrealistic expectations
  • Using mediation skills to avoid conflict in the workplace/difficult clients/opposing side
  • Identifying and avoiding vicarious trauma 


Facilitator 
Melinda Winning, Partner, Barkus Doolan Winning Family Lawyers 

Panellists 
Angelo Bistolaridis, Principal, Dispute Resolutionist, Myra Aris & Co
Dr Mandy Ellis, Psychologist, Strive and Thrive Psychology
Hannah Gore, Special Counsel, Pigdon Norgate; Accredited Specialist in Family Law
Alex Namisnyk, Solicitor – Director, ATW Family Lawyers: Accredited Specialist in Family Law
Matthew Shepherd, Solicitor Mediator Family Dispute Resolution Services NSW Legal Commission

Chair

Melinda Winning, Partner, Barkus Doolan Winning Family Lawyers; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Leading Family & Divorce Lawyer and Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2025

 

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