Yellow Legal
Canberra’s Family Lawyers
For brighter futures after separation and divorce.
Yellow Legal’s mission is to bring family law out of the dark ages.
We are a modern Canberra family law firm focused on improving your experience of separation and divorce to build a better future.
We think a better separation and divorce means having choice, clarity, support and safety when getting a divorce, splitting property and/or sorting out care arrangements for kids.
We provide:
Real Support
We know our stuff and work with you and other skilled professionals to make separation and divorce less stressful.
Transparency
Fixed fee. No legal jargon. No games.
Modern Legal Services
Flexible. Accessible. Creative. Collaborative. We care about our social impact.
Real Solutions
We work with you to create practical solutions which work best for you and your family’s future.
Do you and your ex want to keep things amicable? Yellow Legal can help you whether you are engaged in informal discussions with your ex, lawyer-assisted mediation, collaboration, and court-ordered mediation.
We work with you to ensure your agreement covers the key issues, considers future problems, and provides practical solutions which work for you and your family.
Out of Court Solutions
Not sure whether you are eligible for a divorce? Not sure what the difference is between a property settlement and a divorce? Married overseas?
Whether you need to make an Application for Divorce, or have been served with an Application for Divorce, Yellow Legal can help.
Divorce
Tried sorting things out and getting nowhere? Whether you need to start court proceedings, or have been served with court documents, Yellow Legal lawyers are skilled advocates who can represent you in court about family law matters.
We only take matters to court as a last resort and only act in matters where there are reasonable prospects of the court ordering what you are asking for.
Help in Court
Get legal advice and support to help you decide whether to separate, discuss your options, and plan your separation and divorce from the outset.
Thinking of Separating?
Need to sort out a property settlement? Yellow Legal can help you negotiate and draft an agreement which sets you and your family up for financial independence and security.
We can represent you at mediation, and work closely with accountants, financial planners, real estate agents and tax specialists to ensure your financial future is secure.
Splitting Property
Whether you are a mum, dad, grandma, grandfather or other kin, Yellow Legal know care arrangements for children are different for each family.
We can give you legal advice, support and representation at mediation and court to obtain predictable care arrangements for kids. We can also formalise those arrangements and help you if your care arrangements need to change.
Care Arrangements
Do you feel unsafe?
Yellow Legal lawyers are trauma-informed professionals and understand the dynamics of domestic and family violence. Yellow Legal can also help you get a restraining order (if safe to do so), and work closely with your supports to improve your safety.
Intake Assessment
Did you want more information about Yellow Legal and our approach? Book a call with our Client Support Manager to see how we can help and what supports are available. Select the ‘Book Intake Call’ button to a choose a timeslot that suits you.
Location
Our main office is at:
Office 9, 7 Beissel Street Belconnen ACT 2617
There is free parking on Beissel Street and at Belconnen Westfield. Our office has lift access, disabled toilets, and mobility parking options.
Schedule Appointment
Face to face. Online. After hours. Whatever works for you. Well behaved pets and therapy animals welcomed and encouraged.
Click on the ‘Book’ button below to schedule your first appointment at our Belconnen Office.
Contact Details
| Phone | (02) 6171 1522 |
| admin@yellowlegal.com.au |
Awards, Publications & Media
Doyles Guide, Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers Canberra 2025- Recommended https://doylesguide.com/leading-family-divorce-lawyers-canberra-2025/
Doyles Guide, Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms 2025 – Recommended https://doylesguide.com/leading-family-divorce-law-firms-canberra-2025/
Doyles Guide, Leading Parenting, Custody & Children’s Matters Lawyers 2025- Recommended https://doylesguide.com/leading-parenting-custody-childrens-matters-lawyers-canberra-2025/
Academic Publication, Chapter ‘Adopting Trauma Informed Approaches to Manage Psychosocial Hazards in Legal Practice’, Wellness for Law, Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Future, Published by Lexis Nexis, Nov 2024 https://store.lexisnexis.com/en-au/products/wellness-for-law-reflecting-on-the-past-shaping-the-future.html
AGSM Alumni Community Leader Scholarship MBA, UNSW Centre for Social Impact
Smokeball Community Hero Runner-up 2023
ACT Law Society’s President’s Medal 2022
Women Lawyers Awards, Firm of the Year (as Principal of Women’s Legal Centre ACT) 2022
Tackling complex challenges with a new perspective (unsw.edu.au)
Women-In-Law Embracing Equity – Claudia Maclean – Smokeball
Domestic violence victims feel forced to co-parent with abuser – ABC News
Yellow Legal acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live. We pay our deepest respects to their elders past, present and emerging. We honour their ongoing connection to country and acknowledge the significant contribution Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people have made and continue to make as the continuous oldest living culture in the world.
ABN: 58 665 808 346