Thursday, 9 October 2025
WELFARE OF THE CHILD: RISKS AND RELOCATIONS
Chair
Alicia Elliott, Practice Director, Broun Abrahams Burreket; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Preeminent Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Managing Risk in Parenting Proceedings and Family Violence
How family court are dealing with family violence, drugs, mental health, alcohol, child safety in parenting matters: where are the risks
Presented by Mark MacDiarmid, Principal, Mark MacDiarmid Family Law Specialist and Mediator; Accredited Specialist in Family Law; Independent Children’s Lawyer; Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner; Family Law Arbitrator
Presenters
Alicia Elliott, Practice Director, Broun Abrahams BurreketAlicia is an accredited specialist in family law with over 15 years of exclusive practice in the field. She is recognised in the 2025 Doyle’s Guide (New South Wales) as a pre-eminent parenting and children’s matters lawyer and a recommended leading family and divorce lawyer. Known for her clear, pragmatic advice and compassionate approach, Alicia helps clients navigate emotionally charged matters including parenting disputes involving family violence, addiction, mental health challenges, and international relocation. She also advises on high-value and complex financial matters, including trusts, overseas property, and business interests. Alicia is deeply committed to resolving disputes cost-effectively and in the best interests of her clients and their children.
Mark MacDiarmid, Principal, Mark MacDiarmid Family Law Specialist and Mediator
Mark MacDiarmid has been a lawyer for over 30 years. He is an Accredited Family Law Specialist, a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and a registered Family Law Arbitrator. Mark is a former Director of national law firm Gadens Lawyers (where he worked in the commercial law and banking & finance sections), a former specialist family law consultant for Coleman & Greig Lawyers, and for many years was the Principal Solicitor of the Elizabeth Evatt Community Legal Centre. As a lawyer Mark's practice is currently focused on Independent Children's Lawyer appointments, and as a mediator he focuses on legally assisted property mediations. He holds degrees in Arts & Law from the University of Sydney, as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Psychology.
