Alex McDonald

Divorce Lawyer
Auckland

Alex specialises in helping clients who are separating or going through divorce resolve issues around property. She is a skilful and experienced relationship property litigator. She possesses not only a sound understanding of the law but the negotiation and tactical skills critical to obtaining a just outcome for clients in what for many of them is the most stressful and frightening experience of their lives.

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Just as no two families are the same no two family law cases are the same but they all involve working out what the priorities are, devising a strategy that best achieves the client’s goals, being realistic about outcomes and balancing time and cost against benefits. Alex regards her ability to accurately ‘read’ family situations, understand family dynamics and to identify what buttons to press and which ones to leave alone as all being critical to success.

Alex regularly acts for clients in relationship property cases including those involving:

  • Trusts and setting aside transfers of property to trusts
  • Compensation for economic disparity
  • Contracting out agreements and setting aside contracting out agreements Maintenance and interim distributions
  • Division where one spouse or partner dies
“I could not recommend Alex highly enough. Her communication and negotiation skills are second to none and her ability to navigate complex and tricky characters effortlessly is nothing other than outstanding. Working with Alex made what could have been a very difficult process bearable and I always felt I was in the best of hands.”
ADH
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Auckland