sean cahill

.Sean joined the team at Soden Legal in July 2024. 

Sean was admitted as a Solicitor over 30 years ago and has been an Accredited Specialist in Family Law for over 20 years. 

Sean has been assisting clients who have separated for decades. In that time the world has changed from Long Playing records, VHS tapes and cassettes to having the world in your hands in your phone. 

In that same time the Family Law Act has been amended again and again (with more amendments proposed in the pipeline). 

What has not changed in the decades since Sean entered legal practice has been the small percentage of clients who need to have a Judge make a decision at the end of a trial. 

Sean has the skills and experience to assist clients gain perspective as their matter progresses. The safety of individuals (particularly children) can not be compromised. 

However, property settlement under the Family Law Act is dealt with in a very broad range and adopting a willingness to compromise early on assists in reaching a settlement early. 

The alternative is to maintain a fixed position and watch your legal fees increase as your matter progresses through the system. 

Although Sean’s priority is to assist clients resolve their disputes early, he has decades of experience with litigation and will be able to advise as to strategies to adopt and preparation of evidence in admissible form to ensure that when a matter is listed for trial, the evidence is presented to achieve the outcome sought by the client.

A Public Notary is authorised to witness the execution of legal documents in New South Wales solely for use in overseas countries.  The fees for each transaction vary and depend on the number of documents, the number of people to sign the documents, whether any documents require certification and whether or not an Apostille is required from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.  For each Notary appointment Sean will need to have a short conversation with you to confirm the fees and any other requirements.  As a minimum, each person who signs a document to be notarised will need to provide their current Passport as identification