MELISSA RIZZOQualificationsBBus / LLB (Monash) Solicitor: Cullen Babington Hughes 2011 - Present Professional/Business Associations - Law Society of Western Australia
- Women Lawyers of WA
- Family Law Practitioners Association
Period of Practice5 Years Legal Expertise/SpecialisationMelissa joined Cullen Babington Hughes as a Senior Family Lawyer in May 2011. Melissa's practice centres on family law, financial and child welfare matters. Melissa also has a keen interest in Wills, Estates and Inheritance Act litigation. Melissa regularly appears in the Family Court of Western Australia on a variety of matters. Melissa has extensive experience in all areas of family law, including financial and child welfare matters. Melissa's recent experience includes: - Instructing counsel in a complex five-day trial in the Family Court of Western Australia concerning financial matters;
- Successful interim application in relation to a child relocation matter;
- Acting for high net worth individuals in complex financial matters, including farming clients;
- Drafting costs submissions and successfully obtaining costs orders in the Family Court of Western Australia against other parties;
- Liaising and negotiating with unrepresented litigants, other solicitors and Independent Children's Lawyers to resolve matters by way of consent; and
- Providing advice to clients on international child abduction and child abuse matters.
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