Dawson Family Law

Dawson Family Law helps people in Townsville who are separating or dealing with family disputes. The firm works only in family law, including property settlement, parenting, divorce, child support and spousal maintenance.

Nikki Dawson is the principal and has over 20 years of experience as a solicitor. She has a special interest in Collaborative Law and aims to keep clients out of court where she can. Senior Associate Courtney Aitken has practised only in family law since 2014.

When a matter does need to go to court, the team appears in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and the Magistrates Court of Queensland. A first appointment costs a fixed $385 including GST.

Dawson Family Law has its office at Level 1, 51 Sturt Street (Sturt Business Centre) in Townsville. The website does not list other offices or name the areas it serves beyond Townsville.

The firm practises only in family law. Its work covers property settlement, parenting, divorce, child support, spousal maintenance, domestic and family violence, collaborative law and family dispute resolution. The team appears in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and the Magistrates Court of Queensland. The first appointment is a fixed fee of $385 including GST.