During the lockdown period, many of the Barristers and Mediators at French Quarter Chambers have taken the opportunity to upskill and provide a broader range of services to the Gold Coast. 

I’m excited to announce that I am now an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner or ‘FDRP’.

Family dispute resolution is a specialist area of dispute resolution regulated at a national level. As a Nationally Accredited mediator, I undertook further specialist training at Bond University’s Dispute Resolution Centre over several days, before consolidating this training in 50 hours of supervised mediation practice. FDRP training is directed at post-separation parental conflict.

FDRP’s are also able to provide Section 60I certificates (being, in reference to section 60I of the Family Law Act 1975). A section 60I certificate allows people to file an application in family law matters. For more information on section 60I certificates, please consider the Attorney-General’s Department’s fact sheet.

I am able offer competitive mediation and FDRP rates for price-sensitive clients. If you have any questions, or if I may be of service to you, please do not hesitate to contact me, or Practice Manager, Ms Noelene Nel, on (07) 5618 8218.