Fidan Shevket Director & Accredited Specialist in Family Law
Fidan is an Accredited Family Law Specialist and a director of the firm. She is currently a finalist for Partner of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards 2021 in the category of Family Law and at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2021 she is a finalist for Partner of the Year in the SME Law category.
Fidan has been practicing exclusively in the area of family law since her admission in 2003. She has successfully represented clients in all areas of family law including parenting, property, de facto and same sex relationships, spouse maintenance and child support applications.
Fidan has experience in complex property cases, international family law, Hague Convention matters, as well as matters involving relocation of children and applications to the Court for enforcement of orders. She regularly practises in the Federal Circuit Court, the Family Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and District and Local Courts.
Prior to working as a lawyer Fidan worked as a judge's associate in the Drug Court of NSW and as a court officer in the Family Court of Australia. She has gained considerable experience in family law, which, combined with her pragmatic approach and thorough knowledge of court procedure, allows her to provide clients with a cost-effective and realistic approach to the resolution of their matter.
Fidan is a trained collaborative lawyer who uses her negotiation skills to assist clients to resolve their matter as efficiently as possible. Fidan is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales and the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.
Fidan currently presents our free family law seminars and has multiple reviews and testimonials from previous clients stating she is one of the best family law & divorce lawyers in Sydney.
Fidan's areas of expertise
Fidan's Recent Blogs
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Loans from Parents - How to Deal with these during Separation
09 AUGUST 2019 It is not uncommon for parents to lend their children funds to assist them. Commonly this is to acquire real estate. How these loans are dealt with in Family Law can be crucial to the outcome of your property settlement. Read more
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New Family and Domestic Violence Leave Entitlement
22 OCTOBER 2018 As a result of a decision by the Fair Work Commission, employees (including casual employees) covered by an award are entitled to take unpaid leave to deal with family and domestic violence Read more
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Social Media and Family Law – Be Careful!
01 AUGUST 2019 The old principle of ‘if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all’ applies in every Family Law case. Especially on social media! Read more
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Yet another case on whether a Couple were in a De Facto Relationship or Not!
26 JUNE 2018 In a recent case a man registered a caveat on a woman’s house claiming they were in a de facto relationship and asked the court to order the women to sell her house and give him 40% of the proceeds of sale. Read more
