Founder and CEO

After personally experiencing years of protracted and expensive family court litigation, Christina Salvo founder of Simple Separation was on a mission to investigate how people could separate more amicably, stay out of court and keep their legal fees to a minimum.

Christina is a nationally accredited mediator (NMAS) and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner accredited with the Attorney General. As a mother who has been through the process herself, she was motivated to find a better and more peaceful and respectful way forward.

General Manager

Kim, a nationally accredited Family Law Mediator under NMAS and a registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP), holds a Graduate Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution.

With a foundation in forensic accounting and a Bachelor's in Business (Accounting), she began at PwC, honing expertise in complex business structures for Family Law disputes.

The court pathway can be very lengthy, stressful, costly and have irreversible adverse effects on family relationships, so Kim has a passion to provide highly skilled mediation services to both parties in a well-considered methodology, that can save both parties thousands of dollars in costs, but most importantly reduce the emotional toll on each other and their children.

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner Supervisor

Tara is a Nationally Accredited Mediator (NMAS) and registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP) with a Graduate Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution and a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology).

With a focus on non-adversarial dispute resolution, Tara is passionate about empowering clients to maintain control over their decision-making. She helps them find effective, calm pathways forward, avoiding the emotional and financial costs of unnecessary legal interventions.

 To continually provide the best service to her clients, Tara is dedicated to learning and is also a trained Conflict Coach, Parenting Coordinator, and Collaborative Practitioner.

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner & Paralegal

Anya-Elise is a nationally accredited mediator (NMAS) and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, with a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University. She has a particular interest in helping families achieve more certainty in an otherwise uncertain time of their lives.

During the separation process, Anya works with individuals to achieve property and parenting agreements that help them to move forward positively and respectfully.

Anya is a mother of three and understands the value of ensuring that children’s needs are met at all stages of separation.

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Gerard is a veteran legal practitioner with over 30 years experience.

Throughout his legal career, Gerard participated in many mediations and settlement conferences. He is acutely aware of the large impact court proceedings have on individuals both financially and emotionally and the benefit of attempting mediation to resolve matters. He is a firm believer that all parties need to be heard for there to be a real chance of a fair resolution.

Gerard is well placed to combine his experience, knowledge of the law, extensive mediation training and keen communication skills to deliver positive outcome via the mediation process.

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Kate is a seasoned family law mediator and lawyer with 25 years’ experience helping families navigate separation and divorce. Kate has a firm commitment to guiding clients toward amicable and effective solutions without the need for unnecessarily lengthy negotiations or court battles.

Kate has worked in the commercial and family law arms of major Australian law firms and spent 10 years in business giving her a deep understanding of the client perspective. Valuing empathy, pragmatism, and timeliness Kate continues to practice law in the community legal sector. In both her legal & mediation work, Kate focuses on assisting parties reach practical, legally enforceable solutions as simply as possible.

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Brian began as a Registrar in the Victorian Court System, where he served for 10 years. Following this foundation in the legal system, Brian transitioned to the community sector, working for 15 years as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP).

During this time, he contributed his expertise to respected organisations including Better Place Australia and Relationships Australia, serving communities in both Victoria and the Northern Territory.

Brian's professional background is complemented by his formal legal education, as he holds a law degree.

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Melinda is a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Child-Inclusive Practitioner, holds a Certificate of Holistic Counselling, Grad Dip Teaching (Primary), and Certificate of Rudolf Steiner Education.

She is, by nature, curious to learn and gain more of an understanding of what goes on for us on the ‘inside’ and how it affects us on the ‘outside’. She has gravitated towards being an ‘educator’ for most of her working life, drawing on her own skills and life experience to offer a unique service for families, so they can move through change in a better, healthier way.

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Latoya is an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner with a Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University. Latoya has over 8 years experience mediating with separated families across Australia and internationally.

She uses a child-focused approach and is highly experienced in helping families navigate through complex family structures and circumstances of family violence, mental health, child abuse, drugs & alcohol abuse etc.

Latoya understands how challenging, sad and frightening separation can be on families. She is there to guide and support you every step of the way with the highest level of care and concern to hopefully keep you and your family out of the Family Court system.

Family Dispute Resolutions Practitioner

Jen has been an FDRP since 2011 and a nationally accredited mediator with experience in family law matters with finances and children, extended family disputes, child informed mediation and lawyer assisted mediation.

Jen has presented financial separation workshops, children in focus workshops and the parenting after separation course.

Jen is also a Family Group Conference Convenor and is experienced working in multi disciplinary teams supporting people to find progress forward.

Family Disputer Resolution Practitioner & Paralegal

Ferne is a nationally accredited mediator (NMAS) and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, with a Bachelor of Arts/Law and a Masters in Dispute Resolution. She is passionate about open and transparent communication ensuring clients feel empowered towards achieving their own property and parenting agreements.

Ferne is a mother of three and understands how fundamental the ongoing co-parenting partnership is in today’s family.

Paralegal

Abbey is an empathetic and ambitious professional, with a Bachelor of Laws obtained from Charles Sturt University and is currently undertaking further postgraduate law qualifications.

With a deep understanding of Family Law and the process of the Courts, she works with the team to ensure that each step of the is as seamless as possible. With a strong administrative background, along with her legal education, she understands the importance of prompt communication and endeavours to engage with clients respectfully and manage administrative tasks with professionalism.

She aims to assist in the service delivery and simplify the legal process to allow clients to focus on transitioning forward into their life.

Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner

Cate has over thirty years’ experience working in legal, management and commercial roles in the private sector, and as an advisor working across an extensive range of industries.

For the past ten years Cate’s mediation work has seen her work for families, family businesses and individuals seeking parenting plans and property/financial resolutions. Her expansive legal and commercial background, as well as being a single mother to four rapidly growing offspring, provides her with relatable insights for separating couples to generate options around the complexities involved with the division of assets, careers, businesses and time shared with children.

Separation Consultant

Danielle is a mum of 3 boys and has a passion for helping people through difficult times.

Danielle has experience in the family court system and is committed to helping clients avoid the system.

Danielle assists Simple Separation clients with general family law information and process options during the initial stage of a booking consultation*.

*No legal advice will be provided in the consultation

Separation Consultant

Lisa has a background in Psychology and has worked as a Relationship Consultant for over 10 years.

As a Mum of 3 and experience with the family law system, Lisa is dedicated to listening to clients with empathy and compassion and providing them with the information they need to move forward.

Separation Consultant

Julie French holds a vast and extensive background in assisting & empowering clients with an integrated approach through the body mind complex.

She founded an internationally recognised wellness centre, and has worked in holistic counselling & teacher training for over 25 years.

Julie is passionate about bringing ease, clarity and support to her clients and provides general family law information and options available to couples separating during the initial stage of a booking consultation.

Separation Consultant

Maddy has over 20 years of experience in customer service and the finance industry. With qualifications in lending and mortgage broking, she has guided clients through major financial decisions and worked closely with families facing financial hardship, providing compassionate support and tailored solutions. With lives impacted, the emotional stakes are high, requiring sensitivity, confidentiality, and attention to detail.

Maddy’s time living abroad has also deepened her understanding of diverse perspectives, enabling her to connect meaningfully with people from varied backgrounds.

Her ability to handle sensitive conversations with professionalism and empathy ensures clients feel supported during difficult times.

Maddy is dedicated to providing exceptional service, always striving to understand her clients’ needs and guide them toward the best possible outcomes.

Divorce Coach

Nikki Parkinson is a dedicated professional with a wealth of expertise in guiding individuals through the challenging process of separation and divorce.

Nikki’s goal is to help her clients separate in a better, healthier, and smarter way. Her extensive knowledge of family law combined with her practical strategies ensures that clients receive valuable support that saves them time and thousands of dollars in legal fees. Working with Nikki and her team guarantees practical and tangible strategies, providing clarity and paving the way for a smoother transition.

Separation Consultant

Tracey has a multitude of transferrable skills from her background in executive management of planning, property and civil construction. Tracey also brings with her experience in psychology and neuroscience while working with complex agreement negotiation.

Tracey is deeply intentional about connecting with clients and working through their problems to provide them with clear and concise options to move forward during what can be a difficult time of transition.

A single, full-time mother to 3 children, Tracey is acutely aware of the path of separation and brings with her empathy, optimism and a commitment to work with clients for optimal and expedient outcomes.