20th Annual Family Law Conference Online
- About the Conference
- The Faculty
- Feedback
- CPD Certificate
- Registration Special Offer
- Enquiries/Assistance
Date/Time
Thursday 20 & Friday 21 August 2026
JW Marriott Gold Coast or Online
About the Conference
The family law landscape has shifted dramatically, and practitioners are now working in a far more demanding and high-risk environment. The 2025 property law amendments have changed the way financial matters are approached and argued. At the same time, courts are placing greater focus on family violence, disclosure failures, hidden assets and professional conduct. Parenting disputes are also evolving, with new statutory pathways and changing judicial approaches reshaping the advice lawyers give every day.
The 20th Annual Family Law Conference brings together leading family law specialists from across Australia to examine the issues shaping practice right now. Over two days, delegates will explore the practical impact of recent reforms, emerging case law and the strategic decisions lawyers must make when running complex matters and advising clients under pressure.
Day 1 – Thursday 20 August 2026
Morning Theme: Property Settlements After the Amendments: New Factors, New Arguments, New Pathways
- When Inheritance Meets Family Law: Safeguarding Intergenerational Wealth
- Dissipated Assets After the Amendments: Add Backs, Wastage and the New s 79 Landscape
- Family Violence as a Property Factor: Statutory Integration, Evidence and Outcomes
- When the Judge Takes the Lead: Less Adversarial Trials in Property Matters
Afternoon Theme: Evidence, Disclosure and Forensic Pressure Points
- Statutory Disclosure, Practitioner Exposure and the New Risk Landscape
- Digital Evidence and Professional Responsibility: Managing Social Media Risk in Family Law Proceedings
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Asset Concealment, Forensic Strategy and Urgent Relief in Property Settlements
Day 2 – Friday 21 August 2026
Morning Theme: Parenting Matters
- Subpoenas and Sensitive Records: Navigating the Protected Confidences Regime
- When Is Final Really Final? Reopening Parenting Orders After s 65DAAA
- First Impressions Count: Strategic Decision-Making in Interim Parenting Hearings
Afternoon Theme: Financial Agreements and Professional Risk
- Not Perfect — But Still Binding? Enforcing Defective Financial Agreements Under s 90G(1A)
- When Does the Clock Really Start? Negligence, Limitation Periods and Financial Agreements After R Lawyers v Mr Daily
The Faculty
Paul Doolan, Partner, Barkus Doolan Winning, Sydney, NSW
Antonella Sanderson, Principal Solicitor/Director, AccS(Fam), Family Law Matters, Sydney, NSW
Jacky Campbell, Partner and Accredited Family Law Specialist, Forte Family Law, Melbourne, Vic
Adam Cooper, Principal, Cooper Family Law, Spring Hill, Qld
Catherine Devine, Barrister, Foley’s List, Melbourne
John Spender, Principal and Accredited Family Law Specialist, Kennedy Partners, Melbourne, Vic
Stephen Page, Director, Page Provan, Accredited Family Law Specialist, 2023 Queensland Law Society President’s Medal Recipient
Justine Woods, Partner and Accredited Family Law Specialist, Cooper Grace Ward, Brisbane, Qld
Dr Laura Tilt, Senior Associate, Watts McCray, Sydney, NSW
Tim Gough, Principal, Kennedy Partners and Accredited Family Law Specialist, Melbourne
Feedback
Last year’s conference scored an overall satisfaction rate of 4.8 out of 5!
- Always great content and speakers - best conference available in terms of content for those further along in their careers particularly. Good venue as well, with conference management handled in a professional and helpful manner.
- Great presentations with excellent papers and slides - easy to follow and the presenters kept me engaged.
- A great range of impressive speakers and very topical subject matters for the presentations.
- I enjoyed the conference. The topics were good and the speakers were high quality. I was pleased to see there is a paper for each speaker.
CPD Certificate
Lawyers: 11 CPD units/points (substantive law)
All delegates attending the conference will receive a CPD Certificate confirming attendance.
Registration Special Offer
If you register and pay by 30 June 2026 you will pay only $2178 – a saving of $341 off the full price conference registration fee of $2519.
Multiple registration discount?
If you would like to send 3 or more people from your company to this conference the following discounts apply:
- 3 registrations – 5% discount off each registration
- 4 registrations – 10% discount off each registration
- 5 or more registrations – 15% discount off each registration
To access this discount simply contact Jenna (details below) to organise the registrations for you.
One-day only? We do accept bookings for attending one day only. To organise a one-day booking, please contact Jenna (details below).
Enquiries/Assistance
If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Event Manager, Jenna Pickrell, on (03) 8601 7729 or email: [email protected]