Caulfield North, Caulfield South, Caulfield East and the broader Glen Eira area are home to the largest concentrated Jewish community in Australia. Caulfield Park, the Glen Eira Town Hall, and Caulfield Synagogue are all minutes from each other, and the local schools, kosher food businesses and community services form the practical infrastructure of Jewish life in Melbourne. A significant portion of my Jewish family law practice is for Caulfield clients.
Caulfield clients I act for
Caulfield clients span the religious spectrum — Charedi families with multiple children, Modern Orthodox couples in the early years of marriage, observant traditional families, and culturally Jewish clients with limited active observance. The legal needs are different across these groups but the cultural context is shared.
For Charedi clients in particular, a family lawyer who understands the community's preferences — minimum exposure of personal matters, preference for Beth Din-led mediation where possible, sensitivity to the impact on shidduch prospects — is the difference between a manageable separation and a community crisis.
Travel from Caulfield to the office
St Kilda is around 15 minutes by car from most parts of Caulfield. For clients who prefer not to travel, telephone and video consultations are standard, and I can attend at the client's home or workplace for elderly or unwell clients where required.
Beyond family law
Caulfield clients regularly come to the firm for conveyancing (much of the Glen Eira housing stock has changed hands multiple times in the last twenty years), wills and estate planning (often with halachic considerations), and Binding Financial Agreements ahead of marriage or remarriage.
Jewish family law
Specialist Jewish family law service for Caulfield
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.