Toorak is Melbourne's highest-value residential postcode and family law matters from this catchment carry particular requirements: discretion, complexity, and a need for legal work that respects the client's broader advisory team. A modest amount of the firm's Jewish family law practice comes from established Toorak families.
Working with Toorak clients
Family law in Toorak typically involves substantial property pools, business interests, trust structures, and significant superannuation accumulations. Prenuptial agreements (BFAs) ahead of first marriages or remarriage are a regular request. So is post-separation property settlement involving careful structuring around tax, cash flow and the position of adult children.
I am willing to attend at the client's home, accountant's office, or other location where discretion is preferred. The firm does not market itself by exposing client names — most of the practice grows by referral, particularly for matters in this catchment.
Estate planning and family wealth
Estate planning for Toorak clients regularly involves multi-generational considerations — adult children in business with the parents, family trusts, foundation or philanthropic bequests, and provisions for grandchildren. Where there is a Jewish dimension, halachic considerations and Family Provision exposure are managed in parallel.
Reviewed by Elisa Rothschild BA/LLB — Principal Lawyer, Fogarty Oliver Rothschild. Last reviewed 2026-05-22.