Farrell Family Lawyers is a specialist family law firm based in Melbourne’s CBD.
We keep up to date with the latest legal developments and have the hands-on knowledge and expertise that comes with dealing with family law issues on a day to day basis.
We provide you with expert advice expressed clearly and simply so that you can gain confidence about how best to progress your family law matter.
Our family lawyers, Annmarie Farrell, Eloise Paxton-Hall, and Mimi Oorloff are all highly skilled family law practitioners with a combined experience of more than 28 years.
Annmarie Farrell is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and has practiced exclusively in the field since 2001. An Accredited Specialist is recognised by the Law Institute of Victoria as being an expert in their particular field. In order to obtain accreditation, Annmarie has passed a comprehensive examination process and maintains a high degree of professional development in the area of family law.
Annmarie has extensive experience in complex property matters, children’s matters, financial agreements, international disputes including international relocation and de facto relationship matters.
Eloise Paxton-Hall is an Associate Lawyer and has practiced exclusively in family law since 2016. She has experience in all aspects of family law including property disputes, children’s matters, de-facto matters, divorce, financial agreements, child support, spousal maintenance, and surrogacy matters.
Since her admission to practice in 2014, Eloise has furthered her studies by completing a Masters of Applied Law (Family Law) in 2020.
Mimi Oorloff holds a Juris Doctor from Melbourne University and has been practising exclusively in family law since her admission to practice. Mimi has experience in parenting, property, divorce and intervention order matters.
Prior to her admission, Mimi was a volunteer at Women’s Legal Service and Research Assistant at Melbourne Law School. These experiences have equipped her with a strong understanding of the legal and policy framework surrounding domestic violence intervention orders and child protection matters.
At Farrell Family Lawyers we specialise in alternative dispute resolution, separation and divorce, parenting disputes, property settlements, defacto and same sex relationships, spousal maintenance, child support, financial agreements, relocation and international child abduction.
We take pride in empowering our clients to fulfil their legal rights and achieve their best possible result.
While our aim is to provide a favourable negotiated settlement, our lawyers are skilled and experienced litigators and are equally adept at pursuing legal remedies in Court should this be necessary.
We know that family law disputes can be emotionally charged, complex and difficult to manage. At Farrell Family Lawyers we take a calm and measured approach to the resolution of your family law matter.
We work in partnership with our clients and are conscious that every client’s circumstances are unique. We listen to you and we tailor our approach to best suit your circumstances and the needs of your family.
Dear Annmarie and staff, As you know, my property settlement was finalised last week (finally!). In light of this, I wanted to say a HUGE thank you for all the support and advice you have provided me with over the past year. It’s been invaluable during an extremely trying time. I’ll be sure to recommend…
I attended your offices for my appointment with Winning Wang. I found Winning to be professional, friendly and helpful. She gave me the information that I was seeking.
Thank you so much for everything. I’m flabbergasted. Linking in with you as my representative was by far one of the best decisions I made. I doubt I would have been in this position otherwise.
Great news! Cannot express my gratitude Annmarie. Thank you. Feels like a new chapter of our lives.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, Mimi and all the staff who have been so helpful and patient with me. You have all treated me with the utmost professionalism each time that you have interacted with me. I am so happy that I chose you to represent me in this matter.
Thank you for your immense professional and personal support. Your advice pulled me through every step of the way, and what a difference the result has made! My deepest thanks.
Providing legal representation in recent custody orders and property settlement, Farrell Family Lawyers acknowledged the particularity of my circumstances and held a long-term view that kept my child’s wellbeing at the forefront. Annmarie’s legal acuity, compassion and empathy brought surety, awareness and clarity throughout a daunting and intimidating process. Her approach built my confidence and…
