Byron Leong

Byron is an accredited specialist in family law and has practised as a family lawyer for over 20 years. Byron is of Chinese background and speaks Cantonese, enabling him to bring a cultural understanding and sensitivity to his clients' issues. His family law expertise includes dealing with the full spectrum of property, parenting, child support and maintenance matters that arise before, during or at the end of a relationship. He has an extensive international family law practice, and has advised clients residing in China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Laos and the United Kingdom with overseas assets and international child custody arrangements.

Byron is committed to providing practical and strategic advice to achieve the best outcomes for his clients. He is a trusted advisor to several family office groups, where he manages the impact of relationship breakdowns on the family office and their businesses. He is a member of the Court Practice Committee and former member of the Children and Youth Issues Committee of the Law Institute of Victoria.

Byron is recognised in the 2022 - 2026 editions of Doyle's Guide as one of Melbourne's Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers and is a registered family law Arbitrator.

Experience

Byron's areas of expertise include:

• complex property settlements involving multi-million-dollar property developments, companies, family trusts, loan agreements, resulting/constructive trusts and assets held outside of Australia
• asset protection and the preservation of intergenerational wealth transfer though the use of financial agreements, often involving collaboration with estate planning and taxation experts
• formalising living arrangements for children, including overseas custody arrangements and cases involving grandparents

Career highlights

Byron's experience includes:

• obtaining orders for a parent to relocate overseas to countries including China, Malaysia and New Zealand
• resolving financial matters arising from the breakdown of a relationship involving assets in China, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom