Rachel Carter is the principal solicitor at the firm. She is recognised as an expert in family law and estate matters. Her experience in complex family matters includes Magellan List, Hague Convention and Appeals, contraventions, as well as property and children matters to interim and final hearings. In Estate matters, her approach is to have clients put in place the best Estate Plan to avoid litigation. However, if necessary, then Rachel is well versed in matters ranging from rights to the body, replacements of Executors and family provision (“left out of the will”) claims. Across a broad range of legal matters, Rachel utilises her demonstrated technical skills to focus on estate planning, probate, estate administration and litigation.
Rachel is able to combine her extensive experience and elite level of knowledge with a warm and personal approach to her clients. Her ability to share clear explanations of often complex issues along with her strong negotiation and communication skills makes her the legal representative of choice for many clients on the Northern Beaches, Sydney and on the Central Coast.
Her past work covers civil and commercial litigation, wealth protection, drafting complex wills, trusts, binding financial agreements, property consent orders and advice on business structures.
Rachel also has experience helping clients with family provision claims, powers of attorney and guardianship.
Select Cases (as instructing solicitor and solicitor advocate)
- Marrow & Periwinkle[2018] FamCA 637 – Family Law – Parental Responsibility – Where both parents seek that they have sole parental responsibility for the children – agreed family violence – children live with Mother -children spend no time with Father
- Rodi v Gelonesi[2016] NSWCA 348 – Commercial Litigation – Successful dismissal of costs variation Application
- Hilton & DFCS [2015] FamCA 965 – International Family Law – Hague Convention Proceedings – Successful Stay Application for the Mother
- Gough & Martin[2014] FamCA 77 – Family Law – Father successful in Contravention Application – no reasonable excuse for contraventions established by the mother
- Church v Mason[2012] NSWSC 1489, [2013] NSWCA 481 –Estate Law – knowledge and approval in probate
- Rodi v Gelonesi[2012] NSWCA 424 – Commercial Litigation- Successful dismissal of Appeal
Professional Qualifications and Memberships:
- Bachelor of Laws (University of Technology, Sydney)
- Bachelor of Arts – English, Government and International Relations and Philosophy (University of Sydney)
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
- Admitted Solicitor, Supreme Court of NSW
- Admitted solicitor, High Court of Australia
- Legal Practice Management Course (College of Law)
- Member of the Law Society NSW
- Member of the Central Coast Law Society
- Member of the Northern Beaches Law Society
- Member of the Family Law Section, Law Council of Australia
- Member of the Mona Vale Chamber of Commerce
- Member of the Gosford Erina Business Chamber
- Member of the Hunter Valley Family Law Practitioners Association