News Doyle's Guide continually recognises our firm as a leading family & divorce law firm. Gillian Coote established Gillian Coote Family Law, now Coote Family Lawyers, in 2002. Keep up to date with news from our firm and industry. Welcome Lauren Dunning Wednesday 22nd of November 2017 Coote Family Lawyers are delighted to announce a further expansion to our professional ranks. Staff Movements and News Wednesday 11th of October 2017 Sadly we farewelled Simon Fuller who has been with Coote Family Lawyers for nine years. Simon has decided to continue his career at the Victorian Bar. We wish him all the success he deserves in his new role as a family law barrister. Coote provides Australian chapter for international reference on family law. Thursday 7th of April 2016 One of the thornier legal complications that can arise when families split up is when one of the guardians decides to take their children overseas. A Higher Calling Thursday 31st of March 2016 In April 2016, Simon Fuller and Alexa Segerius will be hiking in Nepal on a journey that will take them to Everest base camp and the Gokyo Lakes, reaching oxygen-starved altitudes of over five kilometres above sea level. Case in Point: Ross & Ross - A House Divided Thursday 14th of January 2016 Sadly, after 27 years of marriage and two children, a husband and wife ended up in court to contest the settlement of their property. Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers – Melbourne, 2016 Wednesday 23rd of December 2015 Coote Family Lawyers, has for 2016, been awarded a Tier One ranking by Doyles Guide, Australia’s leading Law Firm Directory. Surrogacy for gay couples in Victoria, Australia Saturday 7th of March 2015 Surrogacy for gay couples in Victoria, Australia Coote Family Lawyers Highly Commended for Innovation Tuesday 7th of October 2014 Coote Family Lawyers has been highly commended in recognition of its initiatives to deliver uniqueness and value to their clients. Gillian Coote – Leading Family Lawyer Victoria 2014 Monday 12th of May 2014 Gillian Coote has been named in Doyles Guide as a leading Family Lawyer for Victoria 2014. Japan joins the Hague Convention on Child Abduction Thursday 20th of February 2014 Japan has shown its willingness to recognise child abduction as a major issue in private international law and recently became the 91st contracting state to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.