Plus One - Jun 12 2025
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Plus One - Jun 12 | Beyond the Courtroom: Navigating the Right Pathway for Family Law Matters.
Plus One – Jun 12. Beyond the Courtroom: Navigating the Right Pathway for Family Law Matters.
Join leading voices in family law and psychology.
With rising costs, delays, and emotional tolls associated with court proceedings, this session unpacks the practical options available to lawyers, including therapeutic intervention, parenting coordination, and child-inclusive mediation.
Through candid discussion and case reflections, the panel will examine when each pathway is most appropriate, where they may fall short and be inappropriate, and how practitioners can confidently guide clients to the most suitable resolution process.
Family Law professionals – don’t miss this.
Beyond the Courtroom: Navigating the Right Pathway for Family Law Matters
Join leading voices in family law and psychology—Clare Rowe, Antonia Marran, and Shelby Timmins —for an in-depth panel exploring alternative pathways to litigation in family law.
With rising costs, delays, and emotional tolls associated with court proceedings, this session unpacks the practical options available to lawyers, including therapeutic intervention, parenting coordination, and child-inclusive mediation.
Through candid discussion and case reflections, the panel will examine when each pathway is most appropriate, where they may fall short and be inappropriate, and how practitioners can confidently guide clients to the most suitable resolution process.
Sydney Thursday 5 to 7:30
12 June 2025
Mills Oakley Sydney Level 7/151 Clarence St, Sydney NSW 2000
Presenters
Lilia Szarski
Child and Family Psychologist M.Ed (Psychology), MAPS, FDR Practitioner, PC. Clinical Educator and Supervisor, Relationships Australia Victoria Lilia Szarski Lilia Szarski was a family report writer in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia for nearly 30 years. She provided clinical supervision to a team of professionally trained mediators and psychologists, and was responsible for quality assurance of services and team performance. As a psychologist with expertise in family and child dispute resolution, court-ordered counselling, and child-inclusive practice, Lilia has appeared as an expert witness in many family law cases. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society, International Association of Family and Youth Courts, International Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and the International Association of Applied Psychologists
Amanda Graham
Amanda Graham is an Accredited Family Law Specialist and the Principal of AjG family law, a boutique firm dedicated to supporting all families through separation. Amanda Graham Amanda Graham commenced legal practice in 2000 and has practised exclusively in family law throughout her career, becoming an accredited family law specialist in 2007. She is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University and supervises students in the Juris Doctor in the clinical practice programs family law stream. She has supervised student research on parenting coordination since 2021, both in relation to the Australian legal landscape and ethical issues arising for parenting coordinators. She is currently undertaking her Master’s in Law. She is dedicated to supporting all families through separation, and in particular children in her capacity as an Independent Children’s Lawyer.