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Leanne Francis

Associate

T | + 61 7 3232 5700
F | + 61 7 3232 5777
E | family@whd.com.au

Areas of expertise

Property settlements
Children’s matters, including child support, living arrangements and relocation and recovery of children from interstate and abroad
Spousal maintenance
De facto and same sex relationships
Surrogacy
Separation and divorce
Alternative dispute resolution
Third party disputes
Appeals to higher courts
Pre-nuptial and Binding Financial Agreements

About Leanne

For 10 years Leanne has provided exceptional legal representation to her clients across all areas of family law including property matters, children’s and parenting matters, de facto relationships, binding financial agreements, domestic violence and surrogacy. She has also dealt with many highly complex property matters and contentious parenting issues.

As a mother of three and with four years’ previous experience as a social worker, Leanne understands that family law matters can be stressful, emotionally charged and potentially life-changing. Leanne works closely with her clients to mitigate unnecessary stress, identify the right way forward and achieve the best outcome.

When you come to Leanne for family law advice, you can expect clever, insightful legal advice coupled with a focus on reducing conflict and achieving a successful result for your case in the most cost effective and stress-free manner possible.

Leanne’s experience and commonsense approach means she has an exceptional track record of successfully settling matters out of court. This has helped many clients avoid the expense and stress of unnecessary court proceedings. Where court proceedings are necessary to secure the right outcome for a case, Leanne is calm, level-headed and clearly focused on success.

Leanne’s clients appreciate her empathy, her prompt and responsive service and her willingness to ‘go the extra mile’ to resolve their family law matter.

An expert in her field, Leanne regularly writes articles on family law issues, contributes to the firm’s Family Matters Blog and presents to accountants and financial planners on how best to protect their clients’ assets.

Memberships and committee positions

Member, Child Protection Practitioner’s Association of Queensland
Member, Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia
Member, Family Law Practitioner’s Association
Member, Queensland Law Society

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