Family Lawyers
Gold Coast
We have lawyers and offices on the Gold Coast and Tweed Coast and we can meet with you in person, or online so we can help you no matter where you live.
Where to find us
Tweed Central Serviced Office Suites,
1 Sands St, Tweed Heads
NSW 2485
Office hours
Monday to Friday
9am – 5pm
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Contact our team for a free consultation and we’ll start to guide you through the process.
Ryan Cropper
Gold Coast Family Lawyers with Local Court Experience
This means that our lawyers regularly appear in the Southport Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Court and the Southport Federal Circuit Court and can draw on their local knowledge and experience to achieve the best outcome for you. Our lawyers also frequently appear and advocate in the Federal Circuit Court and Family Court in Brisbane.
Our Gold Coast lawyers are very experienced in working on complex and challenging family law matters and some recent successful outcomes include:
- Obtaining an order for a parent to have sole parental responsibility and care of their daughter due to family violence concerns.
- Contesting an application for a protection order and having the application withdrawn.
- Obtaining parenting orders involving international living arrangements for a child.
- Overturning the terms of a Binding Financial Agreement to allow a party to receive additional property settlement funds.
- Obtaining orders for property settlement involving the split of an international pension fund.
Family Law Services for Gold Coast Families
Our Gold Coast family lawyers have extensive experience representing clients throughout South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales. We regularly assist clients with matters before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in Southport and Brisbane, as well as proceedings in the Southport Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Court.
Our strong understanding of local court processes and practical family law issues enables us to provide strategic and effective representation across a wide range of family law matters.
We assist clients with:
- Divorce and separation
- Parenting arrangements and child custody matters
- Property settlements and financial agreements
- Child support disputes and agreements
- Family and domestic violence matters
- Binding Financial Agreements
Spousal maintenance claims - De facto relationship disputes
- Interstate and international family law matters
Whether your matter is resolved through negotiation or requires court intervention, our focus is on achieving practical, family-focused outcomes that protect your interests and support long-term stability.
Compassionate Family Law Support Across the Gold Coast
We recognise that separation and family law disputes can be emotionally challenging and stressful. Our Gold Coast family lawyers take a compassionate and practical approach, helping clients understand their options and make informed decisions about their future.
We are committed to providing straightforward legal advice in plain language and maintaining open communication throughout your matter. Our goal is to minimise unnecessary conflict wherever possible while protecting what matters most to you.
We support clients throughout the Gold Coast region, including Southport, Robina, Burleigh Heads, Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach, Coomera, Hope Island, Helensvale, Upper Coomera, Palm Beach, Coolangatta and Tweed Heads.
Whether you choose to meet with us in person or online, our team is here to help you navigate family law matters with confidence and clarity.
Happy clients
I want to thank you for the way you have managed things for me. I came to you distressed and I found the right person to manage my case. I needed an educated and savvy lawyer with a calm disposition and that is what I got. Your ability to keep me calm but to still be able to strongly advocate for me has been exceptional. We have been largely successful in protecting the children and keeping them out of ‘grown up business’ and that is a huge relief. I think it was the last letter you wrote that shifted the dynamics. Thank you for being a kind and moral man who can assert the law so very well! I truly believe that you and the company you work for, are making a difference. I have had nothing but positive experiences, from my initial phone call, admin staff, students and you! I am regularly working with women in very difficult circumstances and I will not hesitate to refer to New Way Lawyers for legal advice and representation.
CS
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you have done for me, I really appreciate it.
MC
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was really starting to panic in thinking that I’d have to represent myself!!! I appreciate your support & understanding immensely. I don’t know what I would’ve done without you all on my ’team’ over the last almost two years!!
KL
I can’t express in words my gratitude and how helpful your information and guidance has been and how much it has calmed my anxiety whilst I try and do my best to prepare all of the court documentation.
Thank you so much for all you’ve done for me. I really, really appreciate your help and work and support. Thank you for being such lovely people, for caring and for your prayers and kindness. You made that hard and horrible part of my life less scary! All the very best to you both as you continue doing your wonderful and clever work of helping people.
HR
A sincere thank you Andrew for all your help. I deeply appreciate the help you and your team have given me. My only regret is that I didn’t enlist your help sooner.
CR
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Frequently Asked Questions
Our Gold Coast office is conveniently located at Tweed Central Serviced Office Suites, 1 Sands Street, Tweed Heads. This location is easily accessible for clients throughout the Gold Coast, Southern Gold Coast and Tweed Coast regions, with convenient parking available nearby.
For families living on the Gold Coast, most family law matters are managed at the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia on Nerang Street in Southport. This is the main court for the region and deals with everything from divorce applications to parenting and property matters. Sometimes more complex matters may be referred to the Brisbane Registry. Our experienced lawyers regularly file proceedings in these registries and will support and guide you through each step of the process.
No. While many clients choose to attend appointments at our Tweed Heads office, we also offer secure video conferencing and telephone appointments. This allows clients throughout the Gold Coast and surrounding areas to access experienced family law advice without needing to travel.
Yes. Our family lawyers regularly assist clients with mediation and Family Dispute Resolution.
We help clients prepare for mediation, negotiate parenting and property arrangements, and work towards practical agreements that avoid unnecessary court proceedings wherever possible. We help you prepare for mediation, provide strategic legal advice throughout negotiations, and support you in reaching workable agreements. If a Section 60I certificate is required, we can guide you through the process and connect you with local Family Relationship Centres, including those in Southport and surrounding areas.
Yes. We regularly connect clients with local support services, including counselling, mediation and family support organisations such as Centacare and Family Relationship Centres throughout the Gold Coast region.
Absolutely. We provide full online family law services through secure video conferencing, telephone consultations and electronic document signing. This allows us to assist clients throughout Queensland and Northern New South Wales regardless of their location.