Kennedy Partners is a Melbourne -based law firm, practising in all aspects of family and de facto relationship law. We offer high quality legal services and a resolution focused approach to our clients’ needs. We are accessible and responsive, and strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients. Our legal services include property settlements; parenting disputes; international family law; defacto and same sex relationships; pre-nuptial and financial agreements; divorce; spousal maintenance and child support; injunctive relief and restraining orders; mediation and arbitration. Kennedy Partners is recognised by Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession as one of the small number of First Tier family law firms in Australia, and was named as Australian Family Law Firm of the Year in the 2016 Global Law Experts Annual Awards and Best International Family Practice 2016- Australia in the annual APAC Legal Awards. We provide services in the following areas of law: Complex financial disputes Property settlements International family law disputes Divorce Defacto and same sex relationships Spousal maintenance Child support Parenting disputes Residence (custody) Relocation Foreign decrees Guardianship Overseas jurisdictions Injunctive relief and restraining orders Pre-nuptial and financial agreements Defacto and same sex agreements Mediation Arbitration Kennedy Partners has acted in matters involving numerous jurisdictions throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, the Asia/Pacific region, South and Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. In all such matters, we work closely with practitioners in the other jurisdiction, providing expertise with respect to Australian law and how the Australian courts deal with international issues, and integrating that with input from local practitioners who provide their specialised knowledge. By virtue of this work and the professional relationships Ian Kennedy AM, Olivia Grobtuch, and John Spender have developed as members of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Kennedy Partners shares professional relationships with practitioners in most parts of the world.
