What I Offer
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A comprehensive family and property law practice with a dedicated Jewish family law specialty, delivered personally by Elisa Rothschild BA/LLB. Free initial consultation, transparent fee disclosure, Victorian Legal Aid available for eligible clients.
Jewish Family Law
Civil and halachic family law together — the get, halachic prenups, Jewish wills, Beth Din arbitration and Israel-Australia matters.
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Jewish Family Law
Family law that understands halacha as well as the Family Law Act — the get, the Beth Din, halachic prenuptial agreements, Jewish wills and the practical interaction with Australian civil law.
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Jewish Divorce (Get)
Coordinating a get with an Australian civil divorce — sequencing, Beth Din liaison, and strategy where one party is reluctant.
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Jewish Prenuptial Agreements
Drafting halachic prenups that work alongside an Australian Binding Financial Agreement — one set of documents, two legal systems satisfied.
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Jewish Wills & Estates
Wills and estate plans that satisfy both halacha and Victorian succession law — including Jewish inheritance preferences, charitable bequests and Family Provision Act planning.
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Jewish Business & Disputes
Commercial advice and dispute resolution for Jewish-owned businesses — including Beth Din arbitration (din Torah), partnership disputes and shareholder disagreements.
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Jewish Estate Disputes
Family Provision claims, will challenges and probate disputes within Jewish and Orthodox families — navigating halachic inheritance preferences and Victorian succession law.
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Israel-Australia Family Law
International family law for families with a foot in both Australia and Israel — Hague Convention, aliyah, recognition of Israeli orders, and cross-border parenting.
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Separation, parenting, property and protection.
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Family Law
Clear, practical guidance through separation, divorce, financial agreements and consent orders — handled personally by Elisa Rothschild.
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Child-focused legal support for parenting arrangements, parenting orders and disputes — with arrangements that genuinely serve your children's best interests.
Read more →Property Settlement
Skilled negotiation and representation in dividing assets, superannuation and debts after separation — through agreement where possible, court where necessary.
Read more →Intervention Orders
Calm, experienced representation for intervention order applications and hearings — whether you are seeking protection or responding to an application.
Read more →Family & Domestic Violence
If you or someone close to you is affected by family or domestic violence, I will help you understand your options and take the legal steps needed to be safe.
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Bankruptcy & Family Law
When a separation and serious financial trouble happen at once, we protect your share of the home and super and coordinate bankruptcy and family law together — calmly, and in plain English.
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Binding Financial Agreements
Prenuptial, during-relationship and post-separation financial agreements — drafted to comply with the Family Law Act so they actually hold up.
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Child Support
Child support agreements, formula assessments, change-of-assessment reviews and adult child maintenance — the parts the standard calculation handles poorly.
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Family Dispute Resolution & Mediation
The section 60I certificate before parenting court, and lawyer-assisted mediation for property — prepared properly so you walk in clear and realistic.
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Spousal Maintenance
Support for a former partner after separation — the needs-and-capacity test, interim and urgent applications, and the time limits that apply.
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Surrogacy, Donor & Adoption
Altruistic surrogacy, the substitute parentage order, donor conception and adoption — careful legal guidance for intended parents, surrogates and donors.
Read more →Property & Conveyancing
Buying, selling, subdividing — and the legal detail in between.
Conveyancing
Complete conveyancing for residential and commercial property — handled personally, with attention to the detail that protects your transaction.
Read more →PEXA Settlements
All Victorian property settlements run through PEXA. As a PEXA subscriber I handle the entire electronic settlement for you.
Read more →Grants & Stamp Duty
Identifying and claiming the grants and concessions you are entitled to — first home owner grants, stamp duty exemptions and family law transfers.
Read more →Subdivisions
Legal guidance on subdividing land in Victoria — from initial consultation through to registration of new titles.
Read more →Lost Title Applications
Replacing a lost, destroyed or missing Certificate of Title through Land Use Victoria.
Read more →Building & Construction Disputes
Defective or incomplete work, disputed variations and delays — using Victoria's DBDRV-then-VCAT path to fix the problem at the lowest cost.
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Commercial & Retail Lease Disputes
Disputes over rent, outgoings, repairs, make-good and assignment — for tenants and landlords, retail and commercial, resolved without swallowing the business.
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Estate planning, contracts and regulated business areas.
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Wills & Estates
Clear, legally sound wills, probate and estate administration — protecting what you have built for the people you care about.
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Lease review and advice for tenants and landlords — residential and commercial, including retail leases and lease disputes.
Read more →Contract Reviews
Plain-language legal review of contracts before you sign — what the risks are, what to negotiate, what to walk away from.
Read more →Food Law
Legal advice for food businesses on registration, labelling and regulatory compliance under Victorian and Australian food law.
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Powers of Attorney & Guardianship
Enduring powers of attorney, medical decision makers and advance care directives — and VCAT guardianship where capacity has already been lost.
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Probate & Estate Administration
Practical help for executors — applying for the grant of probate, gathering assets, paying debts and distributing a deceased estate correctly.
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Contesting a Will
Family provision claims and will validity challenges in Victoria — with an honest, early read on whether you have a claim worth making.
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Elder Law
Powers of attorney, capacity and guardianship, wills, elder financial abuse and family agreements — handled with patience and respect.
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Get in touch for a free initial consultation. I'll listen to your circumstances and explain how I can help — or refer you on if I am not the right fit.