Who We Are
Our solicitors are unique in that they're highly experienced in family law whilst also being closely aligned to our purpose of putting families first to help you do separation well. Approachable, knowledgeable and always client focused they're here to ensure the best outcome for you, always.
Stephanie is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law with over 20 years of experience successfully advising and representing private clients from Australia and overseas on the full range of family law issues. Having worked in leading boutique family law practices and award finalist firms, she established her own practice in 2017 before joining Interrelate in 2020 with the primary goal of establishing Interrelate's social enterprise I relate. Family Law.
Highly skilled in all aspects of family law, including property disputes, maintenance, parenting issues, relocation, child support, consent orders and financial agreements, Stephanie also has considerable expertise in managing complex financial settlements and "detangling" a couple's financial affairs. As a result, she has assisted many clients who have family businesses, trusts and large asset portfolios.
Stephanie is also an accredited family law Arbitrator listed with Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators (AIFLAM) assisting parties in determining their dispute outside of the Courts to avoid protracted litigation.
In addition to her role at Interrelate, Stephanie provides guidance and advice as a Mentor including law graduates completing practical legal training at the College of Law.
Stephanie Lee
LL. B, BA Psychology
Miranda commenced her legal career as a property lawyer in Brisbane but has always had a passion for family law. In between her property law matters she made time for as many family law files as she was able to and volunteered her time outside of work providing free family law advice in community legal. Eventually Miranda transitioned from property law to a firm that specialised in family law and it was there that she honed her technical knowledge and litigation skills.
Miranda has exceptional communication skills and a passion for placing her client's needs first which serves her well in the legal profession. She credits this to growing up in a family of hard workers and to the years that she spent employed as an international flight attendant. Miranda is a resolute (though courteous) and empathetic advocate who will take the time to gather the facts, understand her client’s story and provide her client with realistic advice to assist them in moving forward.
Miranda was determined to find a position in a firm whose values aligned with her own and she considers herself fortunate indeed to have found a position at a not-for-profit family law firm I relate. Family Law. Miranda passionately believes that family lawyers ‘have a duty to minimise costs and to reduce conflict’ to quote an honourable former Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Miranda Campbell
LL. B, GDLP
Why We Are Different
We are a proud social enterprise of Interrelate who saw an opportunity to think differently around family law to help address the social issues present in the current adversarial process including long timelines and a lack of a holistic whole of family approach. A key focus is driving the best outcome for children involved and ensuring they have a voice in the process.
Any profits made are channelled back to Interrelate to enable further support to communities in need, providing benevolent relief, adding essential resources and expanding Interrelate's purpose of empowering thriving relationships.
Our purpose is to:
- provide an affordable, safe, timely, transparent and collaborative family focused solution that delivers ‘separation done well’
- provide financial relief to separating couples by working to preserve their asset pool
- support separating couples to have respectful relationships including prioritising the well-being of their children
- Collaborate with other relevant organisations to provide legal advice and related services, promoting mediated outcomes and enabling access to necessary legal advice and justice for all.
About Interrelate
Founded in 1926, Interrelate empowers people to thrive in the most vital part of their lives – their relationships. A for-purpose organisation in the not-for-profit sector, they deliver relationship services across 30+ physical locations and online to more than 140,000 clients each year. Backed by qualified staff with trusted expertise in sensitive relationship matters, they are experts in relationship counselling, mediation, relationship and sexuality education and parenting support.
Their vision is of a world where thriving relationships exist at the heart of humanity and they make their vision a reality by empowering people to thrive in the most vital part of their lives – their relationships.
They are committed to leading the way in providing responsive, cutting edge, transformative relationship services with and for diverse communities, at every stage of life. This is the promise they make to everyone they work with. They provides a range of quality services, relevant to community needs, that aim to empower people to live and relate more effectively. They are committed to responding to the vulnerabilities of families and children in their communities and to building stronger relationships.
Their work is underpinned by the principles of:
- strengthening family relationships
- fostering more resilience within families and communities
- working in the best interests of children to create supportive family environments
- respect, equality, compassion and empowerment for all regardless of gender, sexuality, culture or age
- reconciliation with Australia’s first peoples
