Parks Family Law

Parks Family Law is a boutique legal practice specialising exclusively in family law and estate planning. Situated in Hunters Hill (with a secondary consultation space in the Sydney CBD), the firm is highly regarded for its sophisticated legal expertise, strategic thinking, and deeply empathetic approach to clients navigating major life transitions.

The firm is built on the philosophy that while divorce and separation represent profound personal disruptions, the legal process shouldn’t amplify the trauma. The team is dedicated to helping families find clear pathways forward, prioritising amicable, out-of-court resolutions whenever possible, while remaining formidable advocates when litigation is required.

Core Practice Areas

Parks Family Law structures its services around the specific dynamics of your situation:

• Amicable Separations: If you and your former partner are working collaboratively, the firm assists in cleanly formalising agreements into legally binding Consent Orders or Financial Agreements.
• Supported Negotiations & Mediation: For matters requiring some co-operation, the team utilises alternative dispute resolution methods to help parties reach mutually acceptable outcomes without court intervention.
• Urgent, High-Conflict, or Complex Matters: The firm possesses deep expertise in handling complex property portfolios, high-net-worth asset divisions, corporate structures, and intricate, high-conflict parenting disputes (including matters involving risk or safety concerns).
• Wills & Estate Planning: Complementing their family law practice, they provide essential forward-looking legal protection, including drafting Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Enduring Guardianships.

Leadership Team

The firm’s strength lies in its highly experienced, female-led leadership team, both of whom spent significant portions of their careers at top-tier Sydney family law practices.

Catherine Parks – Director

• Experience: Practicing family lawyer since 2004; Law Society of NSW Accredited Family Law Specialist since 2015.
• Reputation: Consistently recognised and ranked in the prestigious Doyle’s Guide for Leading Parenting and Children’s Matters.
• Specialised Skillset: Accredited Mediator, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP), Parenting Coordinator, and member of the Australian Association of Collaborative Professionals. She is deeply passionate about helping families separate constructively without enduring the financial and emotional toll of court.

Leanne Mastrofilippo – Director

• Experience: Working in the legal profession since 2002, specialising exclusively in family law for over 15 years.
• Reputation: Known for a balanced approach rooted in sharp, strategic representation and high emotional intelligence.
• Specialised Skillset: Extensive expertise in complex financial and property divisions, spousal maintenance, child support, and representing third parties (such as extended family members or business entities) entangled in family law disputes.

Why Potential Clients Choose Parks Family Law

• A “Court-as-a-Last-Resort” Philosophy: Because the directors are trained litigators and accredited dispute resolution specialists, they have the insight to know when a courtroom is necessary—and the advanced negotiation skills to avoid it whenever possible.
• Boutique Focus, Top-Tier Capability: Clients receive the direct, highly personalised attention of a boutique firm alongside the powerhouse technical capability normally found only at large city practices.
• Tailored Strategies: No “cookie-cutter” legal advice. The firm assesses whether a situation calls for low-intervention drafting, collaborative negotiation, or swift, protective court action.