About Kalpaxis Legal

A family-law firm built around clarity, care and strategy.

Kalpaxis Legal is a family-law focused firm providing expert advice and representation in divorce and family law matters — including some of the most complex and deeply personal matters our clients will ever face.

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Our approach

What we advise on

We assist clients with separation, divorce, domestic violence, parenting arrangements, property settlement, surrogacy and dispute resolution through pathways such as mediation, arbitration and collaborative practice.

We regularly appear in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, and pride ourselves on our advocacy for victim-survivors who are separating while navigating parenting and/or property matters.

Separation and divorce
Domestic and family violence
Parenting arrangements
Property settlement
Surrogacy
Mediation and arbitration
Collaborative practice
Federal Circuit and Family Court matters

Our philosophy

Humans before lawyers.

With a thoughtful, client-focused approach, we combine legal expertise with clarity, care and strategic guidance — so you understand your position and can move forward with confidence through one of life's most significant transitions.

Meet the team

The family lawyers behind your strategy

You deserve a team who are not only legally exceptional but genuinely care about your wellbeing.

Director & Principal Lawyer

Cassandra Kalpaxis

Cassandra practises in collaborative family law and appears regularly in the media discussing separation, family violence awareness and safer workplaces. Her work sits where commercial reality and family law meet: clients with businesses to protect, reputations to manage and children whose stability is not negotiable.

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)
Bachelor of Social Science (B.Soc.Sc)
Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (GDPL)
Nationally Accredited Mediator
Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
Family Law Arbitrator
Accredited Collaborative Divorce Practitioner
International Collaborative Practice Practitioner

Senior Associate

Heela Khatiz

Heela was admitted to practice in 2019 and has practised exclusively in family law throughout her legal career. She has experience across a broad range of parenting matters involving issues of risk and family violence, as well as property matters involving businesses, trusts, corporate structures, superannuation interests and complex asset pools.

Associate

Chloe Underwood

As an Associate at Kalpaxis Legal, Chloe assists clients with a range of family law matters, supporting them through negotiations, mediation and, where necessary, court proceedings. Chloe is passionate about family law and understands that navigating a family law matter can be a difficult and uncertain time. She takes a warm, approachable and supportive approach, ensuring her clients feel heard, informed and supported throughout the process.

Strategy session

Know where you stand next.

A fixed-fee private strategy session — $730 incl. GST — to understand your position, your risks and the pathways available, before you make your next move.

Book a Strategy Session Call 02 7252 7111