Candice Lau

Candice is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and is a collaboratively trained lawyer. Candice has worked in family law since 2012 and has particular experience in high net-worth financial matters and complex parenting matters. Candice is deeply committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for her clients, whether by a negotiated resolution or in Court. Candice is recognised in the 2024 and 2025 editions of Doyle's Guide as one of Sydney's Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers.

Prior to commencing her role with Lander & Rogers, Candice was employed in a leading specialist family law firm where she gained experience in a wide range of complex financial and parenting matters. At the start of her legal career, Candice gained experience in commercial litigation which has enabled her to provide strategic and informed advice to her family law clients.

Candice appears regularly in the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.

Experience

Candice's areas of expertise include:

• acting for clients with complex corporate and trust structures, and where assets are held in Australia and overseas;
• acting in a wide range of parenting matters, with specific experience in matters involving children with disabilities and special needs;
• acting in numerous international relocation matters, including Hague Convention matters;
• preparing and advising on prenuptial agreements;
• child support and spousal maintenance issues;
• drafting, reviewing and negotiating binding financial agreements, including applications to set aside such agreements and appeals.

Career highlights

Candice's career highlights include:

• experience in numerous international relocation matters, including matters involving the recovery of children pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction;
• acting in Court proceedings to determine whether prenuptial Financial Agreements should be upheld or set aside;
• acting and advising in proceedings to determine the existence of a de facto relationship in the meaning of the Family Law Act;
• acting in complex parenting and property matters in which clients have experienced family violence and matters involving drug and alcohol addiction;
• advising and acting for high-net-worth clients with complex corporate and trust structures

FAQs

What options are available to resolve my matter without going to Court?

Most of our clients will have their matters resolved outside of court. The most common way of reaching a negotiated outcome with your former partner is by way of mediation. There are a number of advantages of mediation, which avoids the costs and stress of court proceedings and allows the parties to have some control over the outcome. A third-party mediator facilitates discussions between the parties and their legal representatives over the course of the day and if an agreement is reached, it can be formalised by consent orders which becoming binding following approval from the court.

What is involved in a first client conference and what do I need to bring with me?

Our initial conference will last approximately one hour. We will discuss the background of your relationship and provide you with advice on how the law applies to your circumstances. If your matter involves financial issues, we will provide you with an estimated range of your potential entitlements, based on the instructions you provide in the meeting. If you have children with your former partner, we will discuss how the court determines parenting arrangements and what an appropriate parenting regime may look like for your family.