Ali specialises in Family Law and can assist clients with a wide range of issues including:
- Financial/property settlements, Orders and Agreements
- Mediations, dispute resolution conferences and conciliation conferences
- Child Support issues including Agreements, Objections and Administrative Review Tribunal matters
- Divorce applications and proceedings
- Negotiating and advising on parenting arrangements, orders and plans, including relocation and recovery orders
- Parenting matters involving grandparents, extended family and/or other important people in a child’s life
- Matters involving Child Safety Services and/or Tasmania Police
- Family Violence Orders and Police Family Violence Order.
Ali understands the complex nature of Family Law and prides herself on providing holistic advice to her clients, taking into consideration dispute resolution alternatives, cost/benefit analysis and the intersectional nature of Family Law.
Ali assists clients with an approach that is trauma-informed, LGBTIQA+ inclusive, and neuro-affirming, and she has a particular interest in providing child focused advice.
Ali is an active member of the Tasmania Legal Aid Separate Representatives Panel, regularly representing the best interests of children in Child Safety applications.
Ali is a Nationally Accredited Mediator (AMDRAS) and is available to conduct private mediations for Family Law matters.
Ali graduated from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Sciences with Honours in Law and she has experience working at the Australian Taxation Office, Child Support Agency and the Magistrates Court of Tasmania.
Outside of work, Ali spends most of her time gardening, hanging out with her goats and planning any number of new projects at her hobby farm.