Amanda Pearson

E: amandapearson@vicbar.com.au

M: 9225 6444

Chamber: Room 1221, Owen Dixon Chambers East, 205 William Street, MELBOURNE, VIC 3000, AUSTRALIA

Admitted: 07/04/1999

Called to Bar: 18/11/2010

Qualifications: BA; LLB (Hons)

About

With over two decades of legal experience, Amanda accepts briefs across all family law matters and mediations locally, regionally and interstate.

Her experience includes:

Property matters involving individuals, third parties, commercial entities, trusts and farming operations at the intersection of family law, equity and commercial law;
Parenting disputes requiring strategic case preparation and comprehensive planning advice; and
Written advices across all areas of family law.

Amanda is a nationally accredited mediator conducting mediations both in-person and online across Australia. She delivers results through a nuanced understanding and empathetic approach, helping parties reach equitable and just outcomes.

Amanda thrives on seeing matters through from inception to resolution. She works as a trusted partner with instructors and clients, providing strategic advice from day one to deliver optimal results.

BACKGROUND:

Prior to coming to the Bar, Amanda built extensive experience as a solicitor in private practice at premier national firms Freehills Hollingdale and Page (now Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer) and Corrs Chambers Westgarth, as well as in senior in-house financial services roles including one of the big four banks, developing expertise across commercial, property and regulatory law.

POSITIONS AND PAST POSITIONS HELD:

Amanda is and has been actively engaged in the legal profession beyond her practice, with significant committee and voluntary board experience:

Responsible Person, Private Family Charity Foundation (2025-Present)
Sessional Member, Administrative Appeals Tribunal (appointment October 2018-voluntary resigned June 2022)
Lecturer, Masters of Family Law program, College of Law – teaching “Property, Maintenance and Child Support” and “Advanced Issues in Property, Maintenance and Child Support” (2015-2018)
Student Committee Member, Victorian Bar (2016-2017)

CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS:

Member of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia
Member of the Family Law Bar Association
Member of AIFLAM

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Cases

Dhurun & Dhuran

FAMILY LAW – PROPERTY – where it is just and equitable to alter parties’ property interests – where ownership and value of real property in India is be determined – whether a global or asset-by-asset approach is to be used – where majority of parties’ wealth is in Indian properties – where each party has made a myriad of contributions – significance of original contributions – impact of foreign proceedings

Catalan & Garcia

FAMILY LAW – PARENTING – Relocation – Mother seeking to relocate from Australia to Country B with the parties’ seven year old daughter – where the Mother seeks the emotional, financial and practical support of her family in Country B – the Father opposes relocation arguing that it is in the child’s best interests for the Mother to remain living in Australia – where the Father proposes that the parties have shared care of the child – where the Mother has limited employment opportunities and limited family support in Australia – where the Mother seeks sole parental responsibility for the child should relocation be allowed and equal shared parental responsibility for the child should relocation not be allowed – where the Father seeks equal shared parental responsibility.

Balfour& Ferber

FAMILY LAW – Parenting – presumption of equal shared parental responsibility – concession of historical family violence – father is incarcerated – change of name – mother to have sole parental responsibility – child to live with mother – child to have telephone time and video calls with father.

Payne & East

FAMILY LAW – interim parenting orders – ex tempore judgment – father in prison – high risk of family violence – extant “final” orders discharged in interim orders made – no time with father until further order – section 102NA applies.

Harrison & Harrison

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