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Carolina is an accredited specialist in family law and a senior associate in Lander & Rogers' Sydney team. She is both pragmatic and compassionate in her advice to clientsnavigating the complexities of the family law system.
Carolina has expertise across the full spectrum of family law, including complex property and financial settlements, children’s arrangements, family violence, de facto relationships, asset protection and pre-nuptial agreements. Carolina aims to resolve matters commercially and creatively to achieve the best results for her clients. Her focus is on achieving negotiated outcomes for her clients, however, where this is not possible, Carolina is a skilled litigator and represents clients at interim and defended court hearings.
Having worked exclusively in family law since 2016, including serving as a Legal Associate to two Judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Carolina has a unique and comprehensive understanding of the court system and its processes.
Carolina’s passion for family law extends beyond her practice as a lawyer at Lander & Rogers. She has contributed to the family law profession through her roles as author and contributor for Dickey’s Annotated Family Law, volunteer solicitor for Marrickville Legal Centre, and as a lecturer in family law at Western Sydney University.
Experience
Carolina's career highlights include:
- successfully obtaining a recovery order from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in circumstances where children were removed from the family home and relocated unilaterally by one parent
- resolving complex property, spouse maintenance and child support matters at mediation without the need for further litigation, including matters involving assets held overseas
- advocating for and negotiating on behalf of vulnerable clients with respect to parenting matters on a pro bono basis
- authoring an article on Alternative Dispute Resolution which was published in the International Family Law Journal
- assisting with the legal and social science research on gender dysphoria for the Family Court, after having authored an Honours thesis on this topic.
Career highlights
Carolina's career highlights include:
- successfully obtaining a recovery order from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in circumstances where children were removed from the family home and relocated unilaterally by one parent
- resolving complex property, spouse maintenance and child support matters at mediation without the need for further litigation, including matters involving assets held overseas
- advocating for and negotiating on behalf of vulnerable clients with respect to parenting matters on a pro bono basis
- authoring an article on Alternative Dispute Resolution which was published in the International Family Law Journal
- assisting with the legal and social science research on gender dysphoria for the Family Court, after having authored an Honours thesis on this topic
FAQs
What options are available to resolve my matter without going to Court?
Most of our clients will have their matters resolved outside of court. The most common way of reaching a negotiated outcome with your former partner is by way of mediation. There are a number of advantages of mediation, which avoids the costs and stress of court proceedings and allows the parties to have some control over the outcome. A third-party mediator facilitates discussions between the parties and their legal representatives over the course of the day and if an agreement is reached, it can be formalised by consent orders which becoming binding following approval from the court.
Who will be on my legal team?
As the largest family law team in Australia, our resources mean that we can match each client with appropriately experienced lawyers based on the complexity of the matter, the financial position of the client, and the level of expertise your matter will require. Often, we arrange for a senior and junior lawyer, together with their legal assistants, to work with you. This provides you with multiple contact points at the firm and provides a cost-effective offering, with the work divided between the lawyers appropriately.
