Bentleigh and Bentleigh East sit in the south-east of the Glen Eira and Glen Eira/Kingston border, with a substantial Jewish community that has grown steadily over the last two decades. Centred around the Bentleigh Shule, a number of Chabad-affiliated institutions and the Yeshiva Bentleigh community, the suburb is a meaningful part of the firm's broader Jewish family law catchment.
Bentleigh's Jewish community
Bentleigh East in particular has emerged as a destination for younger Orthodox families looking for affordable housing within reach of the major Caulfield/St Kilda East Jewish institutions. Bentleigh's own community infrastructure has grown alongside that demographic shift — and the family law needs that come with it (separations, prenups, wills, intervention orders) have followed the same arc.
I act regularly for Bentleigh and Bentleigh East clients across the full range of family and Jewish family law matters, with the same direct-to-principal service that defines the firm.
Local matters I commonly see
Common matter types from this catchment: civil divorce with get coordination, parenting arrangements where one parent is more observant than the other, halachic prenups for first marriages, wills and estate planning for older Bentleigh families, and intervention orders in close-community contexts.
Practical access to the office
Bentleigh to St Kilda is around 15-20 minutes by car. The 67 tram and the Frankston train line both run through the area. Many Bentleigh clients prefer evening or early-morning consultations, both of which I accommodate.
Jewish family law
Specialist Jewish family law service for Bentleigh
Elisa Rothschild runs a dedicated Jewish family law practice covering civil divorce coordinated with the get, halachic prenuptial agreements, and Jewish wills and estates. The Melbourne Beth Din, the local Orthodox community and the major Jewish day schools are all part of the practical context she works in every day.
Read more about Jewish family law →Reviewed by Elisa Rothschild BA/LLB — Principal Lawyer, Fogarty Oliver Rothschild. Last reviewed 2026-05-22.