Blackwood Family Lawyers

Wendy was amazing with her knowledge and advice. She worked with compassion and strength when needed to secure a timely and positive result. Very highly recommended.

I had the pleasure of working with Caitlin Elliott and Carla Guevara. They handled my case with care and empathy and I can’t thank them enough for supporting me with a positive outcome. Caitlin provided a safe space for me and always made me feel supported and heard! Caitlin was great at explaining everything to me to ensure I understood all processes as well as advocated for me throughout the entire process with the upmost respect.

Hoping I never need to use a family lawyer again, but if I did I would definitely use Caitlin again!

Merging professional legal practice and customer care perfectly. An excellent holistic understanding of a unique situation ensured clear direction.

Ramya and Marita dealt with my matter promptly and compassionately. I am so grateful for their speedy assistance in a very stressful time. I will 100% use their services again if I ever need to!

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Cassandra Selvaggio, Sarah Askin and Blackwood family Lawyers
Cassandra Selvaggio is a professional, ethical, honest, efficient, diligent, caring, compassionate and empathetic family lawyer. She is a great communicator who explained things well and kept me informed every step of the way. She did an amazing job on finalising my property settlement and marriage breakdown. She consistently followed up my ex-partner and his lawyer for responses. She instilled confidence within me personally when dealing with the problems that were thrust upon me. She gave me strength and hope to continue in what seemed to be a hopeless situation. I felt confidence and trust in her that enabled me to persevere. Sarah Askin also did an amazing job at communicating information to me when required. She was trustworthy, professional, and caring with each encounter that we had. Blackwood family lawyers are a supportive firm who give their clients their utmost professional service and I recommend them to anyone who needs family lawyers with strong ethics who follow the letter of the law.

Susan Hill

I was lucky enough to come across Danielle at a time when I needed her expertise the most. Her exceptionally clear, concise & efficient communication throughout my case, paired with her expertise in family law proceedings, her friendly demeanour & her ability to understand my needs made the process a lot less stressful than I had anticipated. Danielle and her associates were always quick to respond to my queries and always ready to accomodate my needs as best as they could. Getting a positive outcome to my case was the icing on the cake in the end! If you’re looking for someone you can trust to be upfront without being obnoxious, provides sound advice to keep you two steps ahead & someone who will stand firm on your instructions where possible, you’ve come to the right place.
I cannot recommend her enough!
Thank you so much, Danielle! X

My separation has been such an arduous time in my life – certainly not one that I was expecting. At times I was finding it all so overwhelming and from my first point of contact with Bryn Stevens, I felt safe as he guided and steered me through the process. Given that my situation was somewhat complex, I found Bryn to be thorough, responsive, knowledgeable and most of all empathetic and patient. Bryn was able to explain and put things in perspective for me, so it just made sense! I had a great outcome, as we were able to achieve a successful result.

Without hesitation, I most certainly recommend Bryn Stevens and the team at Blackwood Family Lawyers. Bryn - you are fabulous and I cannot thank you enough!

I write this review with absolute sincerity and would like to thank Cassandra and Sarah for the support during my financial settlement and divorce. It’s been a long and challenging process, but you got me through it, for which I am truly grateful. Cassandra, you have taken the stress out of a very stressful situation. Your empathy and compassion on a personal level as well as your professionalism and understanding of this legal maze has been truly amazing. Thank you, Cassandra, and Blackwood Family Lawyers!

Thank you Elizabeth and the team at Blackwood for all your hard work and dedication for an amazing result.

I can not express how how thankful I am to be able to work with Cassandra, Sarah and the team at Blackwoods in what would probably be the most challenging time for anyone. The advise and guidance that was given to me was elite. My circumstances were complicated with several companies, trusts and investments to work through, and, at all times the support was there. The efficiency that was displayed that I required at times were way above what my expectations had been. Thank you so much Blackwoods, Cassandra and Sarah, it has been a pleasure to work with you all.

I want to express my earnest and heartfelt gratitude to Danielle Sturgeon, Sarah Askin and the family at Blackwood for all the help, assistance and care that I and my son have received from you truely loving folks. My experience with you was not only professional but also warmly family friendly.
It is true to never say to lawyers “see you soon”, but knowing you definitely make me saying you will be deeply missed.
Danielle as I have said this multiple times to you, you are Alan Shore of Melbourne:)
God Bless and take very special care of yourself.

I cannot recommend Blackwood Family Lawyers enough. Special thanks to Caitlin and Carla, who not only kept me on track with everything, but also kept me sane in a very trying and anxious time.
All the staff were just lovely and extremely helpful. Caitlin worked tirelessly to ensure that I received my fair share. I am happy with the result.

I had the most professional and outstanding service provided by Blackwood Lawyers! Deeply appreciated for their efficiency and results.

I have been on a long and troubling court battle that has just come to an end. Having Caroline and Chelsea on my team and representing me was wonderful and made the process so much more bearable. Caroline has a wealth of knowledge- she laid out all the expectations, so I never felt left in the dark. I am very grateful to Caroline and Chelsea.

I had a fantastic experience dealing with Blackwood Family Lawyers. Caitlin Elliott was my solicitor and was so easy to work with. She was diligent, efficient, calming, very supportive and offered concise and clear instructions during my most challenging times. I would highly recommend Caitlin to anybody who needs a family lawyer. Thank you so much Caitlin and the team for helping me get to where I am now.

I was recommended a solicitor, Marita Bajinskis as I had unfortunately & unknowingly chosen the wrong firm/solicitor before hand as I did not have any experience with going through family legal battles, and was SO pleased I switched to Marita. From the first meeting with her, she was very professional, direct, practical and I immediately felt that I was in good hands. Marita always kept in communication with me and was always available to answer any of my questions. Marita and her team were always highly professional and worked together to help get my case resolved. I couldn’t recommend Marita highly enough and thank her for her care, professionalism and support through a personally challenging time.

A big thankyou to Marita and her team. An on going family law matter has finally come to an end. Marita and Sarah have been so helpful, extremely knowledgeable and I have been constantly kept up to date so nothing has been missed. Thankyou both again for helping me reach the end.

I have been very fortunate to be guided, lead and supported by an incredible Lawyer, Caroline Khoury of Blackwood Family Lawyers, for the last 18 months.

Caroline has the highest quality of professional conduct, not to mention her exceptional knowledge in Family Law.
I have had the pleasure of working so closely with Caroline, given the duration of trying to negotiate post settlement and needing to go through the court system. Her professional tact, strategies, empathy and general advice was very much appreciated though out.
I completely trusted her during the process, and it was the best decision I have ever made!

Caroline and Chelsea are so attentive and responsive to any query I had during the process, which made such a difference and was reassuring knowing that I was supported by them both.

Blackwood Family Lawyers, in particular Caroline has changed my life and empowered me with the strength and knowledge to get through the worst of personal circumstances. Coming out of this a stronger more resilient person.

I cannot thank Caroline enough for everything she has achieved for me personally, she has changed my life and I am forever grateful.

Elizabeth Pathmaraj and Jonathan Barreiro handled my matter with expert-level of professionalism and knowledge. They also showed kindness and compassion from start to end. I can't thank you enough for supporting me and my mum during this stressful process. I want also to thank Megan for her kindness and assistance.
I highly recommend Blackwood Family Lawyers.
Much appreciated.
Hiba

Kate & Marita were great to work with on my divorce settlement. Wise, compassionate, fair and thorough. I'd highly recommend them.