Kristina Antoniades is an Accredited Family Law Specialist with more than 20 years’ experience practising exclusively in family law and complex relationship matters. She is recognised for her strategic acumen, meticulous preparation and unwavering focus on achieving commercially sound outcomes for her clients.

Kristina acts in complex property and parenting disputes involving substantial asset pools, business structures, trusts and professional practices. Her client base includes high net worth individuals, business owners and professionals requiring sophisticated advice, discretion and decisive representation.

She is regularly appointed as an Independent Children’s Lawyer and is a member of the Victoria Legal Aid panel. These appointments reflect the confidence of the Court in her judgment, independence and forensic skill in matters involving significant risk, family violence and highly conflicted parenting disputes. Kristina is a resolute and child focused advocate, ensuring that children’s interests are properly investigated and independently advanced.

In addition to her litigation practice, Kristina is an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and conducts private mediations. She is a strategic negotiator who resolves matters efficiently where possible, while remaining a formidable advocate when litigation is required. Her approach is measured, analytical and outcome driven.

Kristina also advises and appears in intervention order and family violence proceedings, recognising the critical intersection between protection matters and parenting litigation.

She is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria, the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia, LEADR Association of Dispute Resolvers and AIFLAM.

Kristina is based in Melbourne.