Natasha Chakich

Since her admission to practice in 2010, Natasha has dedicated her career exclusively to family law. She is committed to building strong, supportive relationships with her clients, empowering them throughout the legal process and is widely recognised for her compassionate approach, providing both emotional support and pragmatic advice to vulnerable clients in challenging family law matters.

Areas of expertise

Natasha has extensive experience across all areas of family law, with a particular focus on the following:

• Complex property matters: Natasha is skilled in handling both simple and intricate property settlements involving multiple corporate entities, third-party proceedings, taxation issues, bankruptcy, and self-managed superannuation funds.
• Parenting matters: Natasha has extensive experience in high-conflict parenting cases, including matters involving relocation, parental disputes, change of name, travel with children, and school issues. Her approach prioritises minimising conflict for children and securing outcomes that are in their best interests.
• Spousal maintenance and child support: Natasha offers expert advice and representation in spousal maintenance and child support cases, helping clients navigate complex financial arrangements.
• Litigation: Natasha has significant experience in family law litigation, regularly appearing in both complex parenting and property matters in the Family Court. Her pragmatic and solution-focused approach helps resolve key issues and deliver immediate value to her clients.

In addition to her broad experience in family law, Natasha regularly acts as an Independent Children’s Lawyer, advocating for vulnerable children at risk in high-conflict parenting disputes.

Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Natasha is passionate about resolving family law matters through mediation and is currently completing her Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner training. This further demonstrates her commitment to finding amicable solutions and minimising the emotional and financial toll of litigation.

Professional memberships

• Legal Aid Panel (Western Australia)
• Family Law Section (Law Council of Australia)
• Law Society of Western Australia
• Family Law Practitioner’s Association of Western Australia