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Meet Ashleigh Moran
Founder of Moran Family Law. She has worked exclusively in family law for her legal career. She relishes the opportunity to ‘make a real difference to people’s lives’.
She is an Accredited Family Law Specialist and in 2025 was recognised as a Doyle’s Guide Family Law Rising Star.
Her experience includes cases both simple and complex. She has handled matters including:
Documentation for amicable divorce and co-parenting arrangements
Child custody disputes, both within Australia and those involving overseas jurisdictions
Improving access and care arrangements for non-custodial parents
Negotiating on your behalf to reach settlement including by mediation and alternative dispute resolution methods
Negotiating on your behalf to reach settlement
Assisting and advising in the discovery and disclosure of hidden or undervalued assets
Obtaining urgent Court Orders in cases of violence or extreme financial distress
Family Court litigation
Preparation of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and agreements during a relationship
Advising and acting on complex property settlements for high net wealth individuals
Ashleigh is trained as a collaborative lawyer, and actively seeks creative solutions and avenues to compromise, so that you can settle your matter quickly and at lower cost.
However, she never loses sight of your interests and will pursue litigation when necessary.
The aim is that you walk away from your initial consultation with:
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Honest preliminary advice about the most likely outcome of your matter
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An understanding of your options, including processes and likely steps to final settlement
3
An overview of the timelines and costs associated with each option
Ashleigh is committed to providing transparent and honest legal advice and support. Her goal is to provide clarity and direction from the very first time you meet her.
An initial consultation with Ashleigh will incur a fixed fee of $500 plus GST.
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Prepare a list of main assets and liabilities, with approximate values. (Assets include your home and any other real estate you or your partner own, money in savings accounts, superannuation balances, motor vehicles etc. Liabilities are debts including any mortgages or loans either of you have taken out.)
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Identify who brought what assets into the relationship at the start, plus any large contributions at later dates from inheritances or similar
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If you have children, consider how parenting has been handled to date, as well as likely future arrangements.