Our firm - DDCS Lawyers

We can work with you on:

Financial settlements
Parenting matters
Relocation issues
Protection from family violence
Financial support – for children; for a spouse
Binding Financial Agreements
De facto couples
Surrogacy
Adoption
Wills and Estates Planning
Estate Disputes
Challenging or Contesting a Will (Family Provision Claims)
Probate Applications
Letters of Administration Applications
Deceased Estate Administration
Enduring Powers of Attorney
Superannuation (including SMSFs) Advice
Trusts
Elder Law
Binding Death Benefit Nominations
Business and Family Succession Planning
Intergenerational Farming Family Agreements/Planning
Guardianship & Financial Management Orders

Meet the team

At DDCS Lawyers, we provide advice at each stage of life to help you make informed decisions, which are good for you and your family.

This might include how to shape asset protection at the beginning or during the relationship; or what to expect and when it looks like a relationship might end.

We can help to work out parenting arrangements which are best for your child or children. Our team are trained in identifying and empathetically responding to family violence.

We provide guidance about how to divide property which best protects your interests and guide decision making about estate planning and how to pass your business on.

We’re here to help.

DDCS Lawyers was established in August 2007.

Since then, our reputation for outstanding legal advice, advocacy and client service has driven our success.

Our team of talented lawyers work with a support team who are engaged and focussed on client care and service. The DDCS team work together to achieve the best results for you and your family.

What sets us apart?

Experienced We have a depth of experience in these practice areas, not matched by any other Canberra based firm. Our lawyers are leaders in their fields, nationally recognised and Canberra’s best.

We are proud of our client service, proven results, and the high quality legal advice and assistance we provide every day.

We encourage continuous learning, supporting our team to access the best professional development programs around the country.

We also have a strong network of expert partners in other fields, ready to provide you further assistance.

Client Centered Everything we do is guided by you and your needs. We empower you to partner with our team as they guide you through a process shaped by your individual situation.

We don’t accept a “one size fits all” approach and are interested in supporting you to achieve the best outcomes, shaped by your preferences and our legal advice.

Committed We’re committed to advocacy and engagement in our community, including volunteering our expertise to a number of agencies and adding our voices to important reforms, such as:

a volunteer at the Women’s Legal Centre to provide free legal advice;
the ACT Representative (and Chair) of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia (LCA) (the peak body for lawyers in Australia);
a member of the Family Law Section of the LCA;
members of various ACT Law Society Committees (including the Family Law Committee and Professional Standards Committee);
Deputy Chair and members of the Canberra and Region Family Law Practitioners Association;
members of the Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators;
members of the Women Lawyers’ Association;
members of the Australian Association of Collaborative Professionals; and
members of the National Foundation for Australian Women.

We are also proud to have provided financial assistance to a range of important charities and not for profits, including the Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation, Companion House, Domestic Violence Crisis Service, Menslink and the National Foundation for Australian Women.