Dr. Catherine Heath

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DR CATHERINE HEATH is an internationally recognised family law practitioner with over two decades of experience, practising in Russia since 2000 as a barrister. In 2016, she established her second practice in Australia. Catherine holds a Doctor of Law degree from the Moscow State Law Academy and a Juris Doctor from the University of New South Wales. Her practice focuses on complex, multi-jurisdictional family law matters, including high-net-worth property settlements, international pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and intricate parenting disputes. In 2008, Dr Heath was honoured as the first Russian Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. Catherine is frequently called upon as an expert witness in high-profile international family law matters. She has prepared reports for courts including the High Court of England and Wales, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, and the Family Court of Australia, among others. She is also a co-author of all five editions of Family Law: Jurisdictional Comparisons, a globally respected publication regarded as essential reading for family lawyers seeking practical and comparative insights into international family law. Her experience spans a wide spectrum of family law issues—domestic and international—including: • Complex property and financial settlements • Enforcement of foreign court orders • International pre- and post-nuptial agreements • International relocation of children • Parental disputes and child abduction • Appeals in family law proceedings. Known for her strategic mind, grounded approach, and unwavering commitment to securing the best outcomes for her clients, Dr Heath is a trusted advisor in complex international family law matters.

Languages Spoken: Russian, English

Practice Areas: Appeals, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Child Support, Cohabitation, Divorce, Enforcement: Child Custody, Enforcement: Child Support, Enforcement: Property Division, Enforcement: Spousal Support, Finance: Capital Provision, Finance: Insolvency, Finance: Pensions/Superannuation/Retirement and Employment Benefits, Finance: Property Issues, Finance: Taxation, Finance: Trusts, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Mediation, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Modification/Variation: Child Support, Modification/Variation: Property Division, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Parentage/Paternity, Pre-nuptial/Post-nuptial Agreements, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Same Sex Partnerships, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony, Surrogacy

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