Allysha Merrett

Lawyer

About Allysha

Allysha has participated in the New South Wales Women’s Mentoring Program as a mentor for junior lawyers and supervises PLT students who are in their final years of study at the University of Newcastle.

Allysha regularly volunteers at University Legal Centre advice nights to assist the students and provide free legal advice. Allysha is passionate about her local community and social justice. When able, Allysha gives back to the community.

Allysha’s approach

Allysha’s common-sense approach to family law ensures you have a realistic expectation of your matter and feeling properly supported during the legal process.

Allysha understands the high stress that accompanies family law matters and to minimise confusion and to simplify the often complicated legal process she ensures that, the information and advice she provides is delivered in plain English.

What Allysha does

Allysha provides clear, focussed and strategic advice on all aspects of family law including property and financial matters, parenting issues, child support, spousal maintenance and de facto relationships, with a particular focus on those matters involving significant asset pools and issues of legal and commercial complexity.

Allysha’s expertise includes interstate and international relocation, Hague Convention matters (international child abduction), child support, spouse maintenance, and complex property matters, including those involving complex property structures and high net worth individuals.

Allysha is skilled at drafting legal documents including Binding Financial Agreements (pre-nuptial and post-nuptial and after separation/divorce), Child Support Agreements and pleadings.   Allysha’s wide range of experience and excellent communication skills allows her to approach your matter with a diverse perspective, making her practice more efficient which ultimately benefits you.

Who Allysha works with

Allysha regularly appears as an advocate in the Federal Circuit Court, and Family Court in Sydney, Parramatta and Newcastle, the Children’s Court of New South Wales and the District Court of New South Wales.

While experienced in litigation, Allysha has a strong interest in alternative dispute resolution and is accredited as a family dispute resolution practitioner.  Allysha encourages negotiated resolution where possible and is committed to achieving a commercial outcome for all her clients.

Locations Allysha services

• Sydney
• Newcastle
• Central Coast
• Hunter region
• Regional NSW

Outside of Turnbull Hill Lawyers

Allysha is a keen sailor, loves hiking, kayaking and exploring the natural beauty of this wonderful country we live in. Allysha enjoys cooking, a good wine and aspires to one day own her own small vineyard.

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Practice Areas

• Family & De Facto Law
• Family Dispute Resolution & Mediation
• Family Law Property Settlement
• Family Law Divorce
• Family Law First Step Package
• Family Law Children Matters
• Family Law Online Divorce (Uncontested)
• Family Law Separation Agreements
• Family Law Child Support
• Criminal Law
• Drink Driving Lawyers
• Corporate Crime
• Sex Crimes and Sexual Offences
• Assault
• AVOs Apprehended Violence Orders
• Hinder an Investigation
• Malicious Damage to Property
• Affray and Public Violence
• Computer Offences and Cybercrime
• Stalking and Intimidation
• Murder and Manslaughter
• Drug Offences
• Break and Enter
• Larceny and Stealing
• Penalty Notices
• Perjury and False Accusations
• Misappropriation of Assets and Funds
• Bankruptcy Crime
• Environmental Crime
• Identity Crime
• Tax Fraud
• Money Laundering
• Insider Trading
• Bribery
• Fraud & Cyber Fraud
• Firearm Offences
• Centrelink Fraud
• Drug Driving Lawyers
• Extortion and Blackmail

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws
• Bachelor of Social Science
• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
• Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
• Legal Practitioner of the High Court of Australia
• Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (Federal Attorney-General’s Department)
• Masters in Family Law