WELCOME TO THE LEGAL DRAFTER

The Legal Drafter can draft your property/financial agreement and parenting arrangement into legally binding court orders (Consent Orders) for a fixed fee.

FAMILY LAW DOCUMENTS

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA)

The Legal Drafter we will help you to select the correct court documents for your matter and navigate the family court system.

LEGAL DRAFTING

Family Law Consent Orders

The Legal Drafter will prepare and draft your family court documents for you.

LEGAL ADVICE

We are a family law legal drafting service.  We provide legal advice upon request.

Legal Drafting

ABOUT LEGAL DRAFTING: Correctly drafted legal documents, such as an Affidavit or Consent Orders can be instrumental to the quick and desirable resolution of your matter. Too often, people without experience in legal drafting will include unnecessary or inappropriate information in their legal documents, instead of focusing on facts relevant to their matter.  Well written and accurate documents supporting your matter will give the court the best possible view of your position.

Our Expert

Legal Drafter

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Melita Lloyd – BA | MCrim | JD | GradDipLP

Legal Drafter & Lawyer

Melita has practised almost exclusively in Family Law since she was admitted to practice over 15 years ago. She has also worked in criminal law and as a Legal Aid duty lawyer. Melita is authorised to engage in practice as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, the High Court of Australia and is also admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. Melita holds a current principal's practising certificate. She is a member of the Queensland Law Society (QLS); Family Law Practitioners Association (FLPA); and previously volunteered at the Women's Legal Service.

WHY CHOOSE US?

Adrian Anderson
Adrian Anderson
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Melita from The Legal Drafter has been amazing! She really knows her stuff. Everything was explained clearly and concisely and nothing was ever too much trouble. Melita is also incredible responsive, always getting back to us promptly even outside of normal business hours. Highly recommended!!!
Armand Mahne
Armand Mahne
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Exactly as advertised; low fee, straight forward and prompt service with courtesy and clarifications where required. Thanks!
Ali Cassels
Ali Cassels
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Melita was the first lawyer I've spoken to in this regard that has gotten straight to the point. Made things crystal clear and saved us goodness knows how much time and money. Would not hesitate to engage her again. Thank you 🙂
Kara S
Kara S
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As a Law graduate from Bond University, my expectations are HIGH. I also had quite a complex property matter to finalize in record time to meet the re-finance requirements.Not only did Melita meet my extremely tight deadline, her work was impeccable. What I LOVED was how efficient her communication was. Prompt communication is vital for a smooth legal process.
Sarah Wimpenny
Sarah Wimpenny
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Melita was so amazing. Talked us through everything. Patient and understanding. Would high recommend!
Evie
Evie
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Couldn't thank Melita enough for her effort and professionalism. I just don't think my case could be solved so smoothly with such a satisfying result if I was using some other legal services since my situation was quite complicated.Melita was patient, understanding and caring; her legal drafting was outstanding. Not to mention the cost for her drafting service is clear and fair.I would not hesitate to recommend the legal drafter to anyone.
Cora Duval
Cora Duval
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Thank you so much to the Legal Drafter. Melita was easy to connect with, only a phone call away to answer my numerous questions and very patient and informative of all the requirements for our application. Despite being sick during the service time, she worked assiduously to help me get my sought outcome as fast as she could. She went above and beyond to support and I am very grateful. Highly recommend her services.
Ahmed ABUSHADY
Ahmed ABUSHADY
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Julie Stone
Julie Stone
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I cannot recommend The Legal Drafter Family Law highly enough.I have found them so prompt, efficient and affordable.I enquired with several lawyers before engaging The Legal Drafter Family Law and not only found TLDFL much more competitive in price, but extremely responsive, not only to queries but to completing the consent orders.Fantastic team/business.
Petrina Siebuhr
Petrina Siebuhr
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Melita made the entire process of reviewing my Binding Financial Agreement completely stress free. It was great to know I was being charged a flat fee and not having to worry whether I would receive a invoice for additional charges. She was also quick to identify holes in the document that had been drafted by my ex's lawyer and was incredibly patient when there were delays with the other lawyer's responses. I highly recommend her services.
Marc Newton
Marc Newton
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Melita was exceptional in providing information for my consent order application to be applied to the court. She provided the finished application for submission within 24h and it was accepted by the court registry without dispute.Fees were fixed and much less than attending lawyers.Once again, thanks Melita
Nicholas Grant
Nicholas Grant
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Melita was fantastic throughout the whole process! She was very knowledgeable, helpful, very responsive and patient and made everything much easier. Highly recommend her services to anyone.
Shereen Jayah
Shereen Jayah
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Melita has been fantastic from initial contact I had with her. She was upfront about fixed fees, other lawyers were 3 times more expensive and then tried to bargain with me when I said I was given a cheaper price. Melita did my consent order within a day and took the pressure of me during a difficult time. Couldn’t thank her enough and would recommend her highly. Don’t waste your time with anyone else
Rizzo
Rizzo
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From the first phone call I felt at ease. Melita guided me through the entire process. At an incredibly stressful time Melita was always contactable and always went above and beyond to put me at ease. At no point did I feel like I was in it alone or struggling to know what to do next. I really liked that everything was via phone and email as life is busy.I would 100% recommend Melita to anyone who wanted a prompt, knowledgeable and supportive legal professional to help them achieve a successful outcome. Thank you for everything Melita!Lee Williams
Ferah Blue
Ferah Blue
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Melita is absolutely amazing, accessible and kind !!!She operates with an integrity, I haven’t come across before in the legal arena.I had delayed doing our financial settlement due to the effect of Covid on my ex-husband’s finances ( we are amicable ). I was a week away from the deadline to submit the consent orders, when I found Melita online - thanks to all these reviews !!!She assured me she’d be able to complete my consent orders without the need for me to ‘Seek Leave’ from the courts. And true to word - it was all drafted, submitted and court approved within a week!!! I was shocked in the best possible way !!!I am beyond grateful for Melita as she achieved what was considered impossible and her fees were less than half of what my original lawyers had quoted me!!!!!For those of us that do not have abundant financial resources to waste on drummed up legal fees..the fact that Melita is not cost prohibitive and is able to provide a service that exceeds expectations, means that she is a Godsend... well, at least in my eyes !!Thank you, Melita ... you’ve been all kinds of wonderful xx
Carlie Bowden
Carlie Bowden
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What a great service. Melita was fast & efficient, and extremely responsive. Drafting my documents in a day, at half the cost a lawyer had quoted me, and assistant with questions I had before lodging the documents. Would highly recommend her.
Frederic Cuzon
Frederic Cuzon
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Melita saved us a lot of headache & dollars in those difficult times.I was not so sure at first about going online but after the first phone call I was convinced that we made the right choice.Melita is very professional, easy to talk to & always get back to you very quickly.(emails or over the phone)We even contact her on a Sunday night & she got back to us! What a service.I would highly recommend The Legal Drafter Family Law.Thank you Melita
huihong qian
huihong qian
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Honestly, you won’t find a lawyer like Melita these days, very professional, very efficient, very patient, my case was very difficult due to my ex is very painful, but Melita is super supportive and helpful, I can’t thank her enough, I am so grateful find her to be my lawyer! Thank you so much 🙏!
Joshua David
Joshua David
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Really awesome service. I have been super impressed with Melita from start to finish and would advise anybody looking for assistance with drafting legal documents to look no further.
CarolAnn Muir
CarolAnn Muir
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I would not hesitate to recommend Melita for drafting legal documents for submission. Very professional, efficient and timely assistance throughout the entire consent order application process. Great work!
alex tate
alex tate
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I can't recommend Melita enough, if you have reached an in principle agreement already and don't want to pay a bunch of lawyers exorbitant money to bleed both parties dry then I strongly recommend engaging The Legal Drafter. It's a very straight forward process and Melita is very giving of her time and patience as these matters no matter how finalised come with various trials and tribulations.
Matt Irving
Matt Irving
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What a great service this is. Don't go anywhere else if you like to save thousands! Melita was so easy to deal with and promptly answered any questions I had.It's such a user friendly system they use. Couldn't recommend her highly enough. Thanks again Melita.
Andrea Luhrs
Andrea Luhrs
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In a situation that could be stress filled and lead to many sleepless nights, Melita was approachable, knowledgeable and above all friendly. She made very quick work of our consent orders, with patience from start to finish, even as things changed along the way, she rolled with us until we had orders that we were both happy with. Thank you for making a daunting task easy and without stress.
Salam Zreika
Salam Zreika
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Legal matters are daunting and stressful from the get go...Melita was fantastic, professional, thorough and above all patient from start to finish. Thank you for your assistance. Would definitely recommend the Legal Drafter.
Marcus Leard
Marcus Leard
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I don't usually leave reviews, but Melita was extremely on the ball, very fast and professional service.I am very happy I came across her services and I definitely recommend using her for your family Law matters.
Adam Symonds
Adam Symonds
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I'm very happy with the process, speed of delivery and costings. I'd happily recommended The Legal Drafter to anyone.
Jennifer Cox
Jennifer Cox
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Incredibly fast turn around! Thank you so much Melita. You have saved me so much time and literally thousands of dollars.
I had gone to a local family lawyer for a one hour introductory chat and was quoted 000's to prepare the same documents that my Ex and I had mutually agreed on, and it was going to take around 6 weeks just to get to the point to be able to file. Also if you go that path your partner will no doubt employ a lawyer to make sure they aren't being stitched up. All we needed were the documents in a form acceptable to the courts, we didn't want advice or lawyers chewing up the money trying to do the best for "their" clients. Melita did what we wanted for a fraction of the price, was fast, easy to deal with, and the whole process from start to end only took a few days. Highly recommend if you have mutual agreement with your former spouse.
Sam R
Sam R
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Attempting to do my own consent orders I found was a hugely complex and daunting task. Going to my lawyer just to get what my ex-wife and I agreed formalised, was shaping up to be a costly process. I’m so glad I found Melita; She charged a fixed fee, answered all of my many queries, prepared the complex documents on my behalf and offered to make any adjustments free of charge if the courts did not accept the way we had proposed our finances were to be divided. The service Melita offers is nothing short of excellent. If you are able to come to an amicable agreement with your ex-partner, don’t try and prepare these documents yourself; you’ll find The Legal Drafter is by far the best option available.
Daniel Davies
Daniel Davies
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Very helpful, knowledgeable and accommodating, I couldn't recommend a The Legal Drafter highly enough. Thank you for all your help!
Marcia Mellor
Marcia Mellor
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I am extremely satisfied with my decision to use Melita's services in filing consent orders. I found her to be extremely responsive with my enquiries and she always ensured I understood the process. I would 100% recommend Melita to anyone who wanted a prompt, knowledgeable and supportive legal professional to help them achieve a successful outcome.
L H
L H
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The Legal Drafter provided me with peace of mind. Having an amicable separation we both wanted to save on legal fees and drafted the documents ourselves however we weren't 100% confident in what we had drafted. We were very happy with Melita. She provides a great service and a very quick turnaround. I would not hesitate in recommending her to others.
Rowan Peterson
Rowan Peterson
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My experience with The Legal Drafter was excellent and I am very happy to refer them.Getting to the ‘drafting Consent Orders’ stage really is the finish line after a confusing, painful and expensive (need I add any more cliches) process. The Legal Drafter was the opposite; direct and efficient...how refreshing. There were no large legal firm delays and costs, just responsive legal expertise to get the document done. And that sense of closure is absolute bliss.
Emma Brunello
Emma Brunello
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An excellent service. Fast, and extremely professional. Highly recommend!
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ABOUT OUR LEGAL DRAFTING SKILLS

Experienced | Efficient | Well Written | Accurate | Factual | Cost Effective

The Legal Drafter is an experienced family lawyer who can draft your legal documents for family law matters.  Whether you have reached an agreement and are applying to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) for Consent Orders or proceeding to court, we can assist you with the preparation and filing of your court documents.

Why You Need Correctly Drafted Court Documents

Correctly drafted court documents can be instrumental to the quick and desirable resolution of your matter. Many of the court forms are self-explanatory, and the court website provides brief instructions on filling out many forms. However, the documents you file are of critical importance. Consent Orders or other court documents you are seeking from the court are the first exposure to your matter.  In the words of a Federal Circuit Court judge, His Honour Judge Jarrett –

The impact of a well drawn affidavit is your first attempt at advocacy and the impact of that can’t be underestimated.

Too often, people without experience in legal drafting will include unnecessary or inappropriate information in their court documents instead of focusing on facts relevant to their matter.

Well written and accurate documents supporting your matter will give the court the best possible view of your position. This will then make any court appearance easier for you and prevent any unnecessary delays during the court process.  It will also prevent your Consent Orders being returned to you because they aren’t correctly drafted.

Book your initial consultation below and we will get back to you soon!

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