Tessa Kelman

Family and Relationship Lawyer

Tessa Kelman has worked exclusively in family law since 2013. During this time, she has worked on a range of complex matters involving property and parenting issues both during private practice and while as a legal associate at the Family Court. Tessa has a particular interest in financial matters involving large asset pools and complex corporate structures. Her previous commercial experience creates a basis for her pragmatic and strategic approach to family law matters, particularly those that involve complex financial issues.

Tessa is incredibly passionate about educating women in relation to their finances and rights as they relate to family law issues which not only deal with divorce, children’s care arrangements or the division of assets, but also planning their finances from the beginning to end of a relationship. It is important that women understand how the family law process works and are able to establish their finances in a way that will protect them if a separation did occur in the future. This can be done in many ways and forward planning is the key to ensuring that the financial impact of a separation is minimised.
Tessa has worked exclusively in family law since 2013. During this time, she has worked on a range of complex matters involving property and parenting issues both during private practice and while as a legal associate at the Family Court. Tessa has a particular interest in financial matters involving large asset pools and complex corporate structures. Her previous commercial experience creates a basis for her pragmatic and strategic approach to family law matters, particularly those that involve complex financial issues.

Prior to specialising in family law, Tessa worked as a solicitor at an international commercial law firm in Sydney. Prior to joining Lander & Rogers, Tessa worked as a legal associate to two Judges in the Family Court of Australia, and then as a solicitor in a leading Sydney-based specialist family law firm.

Tessa is recognised as a Rising Star in Family Law in the 2018 to 2023 editions of Doyle's Guide. She has also been listed as a finalist in the Family Law Category of the Lawyers Weekly 30 under 30 awards. Tessa’s interest in, and passion for family law extends beyond her role as a family lawyer. Tessa currently drafts headnotes for the Family Law Reports published by Lexis Nexis, was previously the Chair of the NSW Young Lawyers Committee and the Young Lawyer Representative on the NSW Family Law Committee.