Debra Parker

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Debra is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and also in Dispute Resolution with the Law Society of New South Wales. She is the only lawyer in the Australian Capital Territory of Australia with double specialist accreditation. Debra has International Family Law experience. Debra began practising in family law over thirty years ago in Canberra. She quickly became recognised as a leader in the field. She became the first female partner of a large Canberra firm at a very young age and gained an excellent professional reputation. In 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and 2020 Debra was recognised in the National Doyle’s Guide as one of the Australian Capital Territory’s leading family lawyers and mediators. Debra is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and a Nationally Accredited Arbitrator and a member of the Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators. Debra is also an Accredited Collaborative Law Practitioner.

Languages Spoken: English, French, Italian

Practice Areas: Adoption, Appeals, Arbitration, Child Care/Public Law, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Child Support, Cohabitation, Collaborative Law, Divorce, Domestic Abuse/Violence/Protection Orders, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, 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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