About Us
Our firm specialises in family law. The principal of our firm is Sophie Song, a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Family Law.
Family law is not like other areas of law – that’s because it affects the things you care about most: your children, your home, and your future.
We have been providing expert family law advice in Glen Waverley & Melbourne eastern suburbs since 2009. Our expert family lawyers offer a fixed fee service for many types of work.
We understand that contacting a lawyer can be a daunting prospect. We are approachable, non-judgemental, and we will listen to your story with an open mind.
For those entering into a relationship, we will help you protect the assets you have worked hard to accumulate and we will help you protect your future inheritances.
For those exiting a relationship, we will help you to untangle the legal ties you have with your spouse and ensure you obtain a fair settlement that reflects the contributions you have made to your family. We aim to improve, not worsen, the relationship you have with your ex-spouse by focussing on the big picture for your family.
For parents who wish to gift or loan money to their adult children, we will help you protect your family wealth.
For those who have been kept in the dark about their spouse’s finances, we will help you to identify those assets and debts so that yu obtain a fair settlement.
For those who enjoy an amicable relationship with their former spouse, we will help you document the agreement you have reached so that you can have peace of mind.
We are experienced with complex matters involving trusts, businesses, foreign assets, tax issues, hiding of assets, family violence allegations, and mental health crises.
Meet the team
Sophie Song
Sophie is an agile negotiator and strategic thinker and will help you to craft a plan to achieve a favourable family law settlement. She is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and has 15 years of experience. She is adept at identifying, valuing, and dividing complex company and trust structures. She is skilful in managing combative parents to obtain fair custody arrangements for her clients
Principal Lawyer
LLB BCom (University of Melbourne)
Sophie is an experienced family lawyer, having practised exclusively in family law for 15 years. She is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law, which means that she has been certified by the Law Institute of Victoria as being an expert on divorces, property settlements, parenting arrangements, intervention orders, child support, spousal maintenance, and other related family law issues.
Sophie manages a team of family lawyers and administrative staff to provide the best-value service to you and to assist you to exit your relationship in a fair and dignified manner.
Sophie is an agile negotiator and strategic thinker and aims to resolve matters creatively, expeditiously, and collaboratively. Sophie is protective of her clients and where a fair resolution cannot be reached through negotiations, Sophie is able to robustly represent you in Court. Sophie has appeared on behalf of her clients in the Federal Circuit & Family Court of Australia, Supreme Court of Victoria, County Court of Victoria, and Magistrates Court of Victoria.
Sophie has experience in resolving complex property settlements involving trusts, companies, concealed assets, overseas assets, family loans / gifts, inheritances, and taxation issues. Sophie aims to help her clients obtain a favourable property settlement that recognises the financial and non-financial contributions they have made to their family. Sophie also has a special interest in matters involving parent-to-child loans and money transferred from overseas.
With regards to parenting matters, Sophie recognises that each family has unique needs and she strives to tailor practical custody arrangements that address those needs. She is skilful at managing combative parents and is experienced in wrestling back time for parents who have had their time unfairly blocked.
Sophie grew up in Mount Waverley and now lives in another Eastern suburb of Melbourne. Outside of the office, Sophie enjoys exploring the scenic walking trails of Victoria and spending time with her children.
Professional memberships and qualifications
- Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
- Member of the Law Council of Australia
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (University of Melbourne)
- Bachelor of Commerce (University of Melbourne)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Languages spoken
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
Simran Sandhu
Simran is a family lawyer who resolves parenting and property matters in an efficient and empathetic manner, to enable her clients to exit their relationship in a dignified manner. She is experienced in managing cases involving difficult persons on the other side. She is calm in a crisis and will guide you through the complex maze that is the Australia family law system.
Lawyer
Juris Doctor (Monash University)
Bachelor of Arts (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Simran is a family lawyer who resolves parenting and property matters in a calm, efficient, and empathetic manner, so that her clients can exit their relationship in a dignified manner. She is experienced in managing cases involving difficult persons on the other side.
Simran practises exclusively in family law. She represents clients in all aspects of family law, including negotiating property settlements and parenting agreements, and advocating for clients in court hearings.
Simran graduated from Monash University with a Juris Doctor (JD). She also has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia in Canada, where she grew up.
Simran has volunteered her services at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Legal Action for Afghanistan, Monash Law Clinics, South Port Community Legal Service, and the Fitzroy Legal Service.
Outside of work, Simran is a proud dog mum to Scout.
Professional memberships and qualifications
- Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (Monash University)
- Bachelor of Arts (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Kane Haddock
Kane aims to obtain a fair outcome for his clients which reflect the true extent of their contributions to the family and which accommodate their unique future needs in setting up a new life. In parenting matters, Kane strives to obtain a workable custody arrangement that minimises the opportunity for further conflict.
Lawyer
Juris Doctor (Monash University)
Bachelor of Criminology
Kane aims to obtain a fair outcome for his clients which recognises their contributions to the family and which recognises their unique future needs.
Prior to becoming a family lawyer, Kane was an Associate to His Honour Judge Burchardt and His Honour Judge O'Sullivan. As an Associate, Kane obtained invaluable experience in a wide range of property and parenting matters. His experience working at Court enabled him to obtain an in-depth understanding of its labyrinthine processes and procedures. He will now use that experience to guide you through the legal maze.
Kane has experience in negotiating property settlements which reflect the true extent of his client's contributions to the relationship and which accommodate his client's future needs in setting up a new life.
Kane also has experience in advocating for his client's rights in Court. Shortly after joining the firm, Kane assisted a client to recover custody of his children, after the client had been falsely accused of family violence.
Professional memberships and qualifications
- Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (Monash University)
- Bachelor of Criminology
Elizabeth Dixon
Elizabeth assists the lawyers at Rayner Song Family Lawyers in an administrative capacity.
Administrative Assistant
Lizzy is in her penultimate year of Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts degrees at Monash University.
During her studies, she has had the opportunity to assist in a Legal Aid volunteer program, which has allowed her to deepen her understanding of the law and expand her skills in the field.
Lizzy works in an administrative capacity and assists the team in filing documents, processing financial and legal documents, assembling briefs of documents, and compiling bills.
Always with a smile on her face, she handles client enquiries affably and with patience.
Professional memberships and qualifications
- NA
Qualifications
- Completing Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts