Alyson joined Resolve Conflict in 2010 and has practised exclusively in family law for her entire career. Her appointment as a Partner in 2021 followed more than a decade of building specialist expertise in the cases that demand the most from a family lawyer, matters involving parental estrangement, resist/refuse dynamics, family violence, coercive control, intervention orders, and children with neurodiverse or complex needs.
A Specialist in the Cases Others Find Hardest
Alyson Gale's practice sits at the intersection of law, child wellbeing, and human behaviour. She is known for taking on high-stakes, deeply contested, and emotionally charged matters and for bringing both strategic clarity and genuine care to each of them.
Her areas of specialist expertise include parental estrangement and alienating behaviours, where she acts in applications for change of residence and court orders to restore fractured parent-child relationships. She also handles parent relocation disputes, both interstate and international, and is experienced in matters involving neurodiverse children and families with unique needs.
"These are the cases where the legal outcome really matters," said Catherine Gale, Managing Partner at Resolve Conflict. "Alyson brings a level of expertise, precision, and care to complex parenting matters that is genuinely rare. Her appointment as Partner reflects the calibre of her work and the trust our clients place in her."
Family Violence, Coercive Control, and Intervention Orders
Family violence and coercive control are present in a significant proportion of contested family law matters in Victoria, and they shape outcomes in ways that are not always visible from the outside.
Alyson acts in family law proceedings where family violence and coercive control are a factor, including parenting matters, property settlements, and intervention order proceedings. She understands how controlling behaviour operates within families and how to present its impact effectively within the legal process.
Her experience extends to intervention order trials and appeals to the County Court of Victoria, providing clients with representation across the full scope of family violence proceedings, from initial application through to appellate review.
Family Law and Mediation: Knowing When Not to Go to Court
Resolve Conflict is built on a resolution-first philosophy. The firm, led by Managing Partner Catherine Gale, a Nationally Accredited Mediator and former President of both the Law Institute of Victoria and the Law Council of Australia, has long held that mediation and negotiated outcomes serve most families better than litigation.
Alyson Gale is formally trained in both collaborative law and mediation, and works within this philosophy in practice. Where a negotiated or mediated outcome genuinely serves her clients, particularly where children are involved, and co-parenting relationships need to survive the legal process, she pursues it with the same rigour she would bring to court.
Where court is unavoidable, she litigates decisively.
Property Settlement Where Safety Is a Factor
Property settlement following separation is rarely simple. In matters where family violence, coercive control, or financial manipulation have shaped the relationship, the legal and evidentiary challenges are even greater.
Alyson acts in property settlement matters where power imbalance and safety are present concerns. Her understanding of how coercive control intersects with financial relationships allows her to identify and address issues within proceedings that might otherwise go unrecognised.
Prenuptial Agreements, Surrogacy Contracts, and Donor Agreements
Alyson's practice also extends to matters at the forward-looking end of family law. She advises clients on prenuptial agreements - formally known as Binding Financial Agreements under Australian law, providing the kind of careful, independent legal advice that makes these agreements both valid and enforceable.
She also acts in surrogacy contracts and donor agreements, as well as disputes arising from these arrangements, reflecting the firm's commitment to serving all modern family structures with equal expertise and respect.
15 Years. One Firm. One Focus.
Alyson Gale's career has been built entirely at Resolve Conflict. That 15-year tenure within a single firm, focused exclusively on family law, represents a depth of knowledge and continuity that is increasingly uncommon in legal practice.
She completed her Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) at Monash University, graduating with Honours in 2015. During her studies, she was selected as one of two Monash University representatives to compete in the International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris, where her team was awarded Best Mediation Strategy from a field of 66 international universities, an early and telling indicator of the strategic instincts that have defined her practice.
About Resolve Conflict Family Lawyers
Resolve Conflict is a Melbourne-based family law and mediation firm located at Level 24, 459 Collins Street, Melbourne. The firm's team of experienced Partners and lawyers work across all areas of family and children's law, including parenting matters, property and financial settlements, family law and mediation, family violence, intervention orders, parent relocation, surrogacy and donor agreements, and prenuptial agreements, guided by a resolution-first philosophy that prioritises practical outcomes for families and children.
Resolve Conflict offers a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation for new clients.
Phone: (03) 9620 0088
Email: info@resolveconflict.com.au
Website: resolveconflict.com.au
