Areas we serve / Frankston City
Lawyers and solicitors for Frankston City
Leases and business, property, wills and estates, and family law for clients from Seaford to Langwarrin, from our office on the Nepean Highway in Frankston. In English or Polish.
How our Frankston lawyers help
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Lawyers for Frankston City
Frankston City runs from the Seaford Wetlands and the Frankston foreshore to the industrial estates of Carrum Downs and the bushland of Langwarrin, and was home to about 139,000 people at the 2021 Census. We have local pages for Frankston, Frankston South, Seaford, Carrum Downs and Langwarrin.
Our office is at 435 Nepean Highway, Frankston, a short walk from Frankston station. Radek Dajer, our principal solicitor, acts personally on each matter, in English or in Polish. Much of the work can be done by phone, video and email, and we meet in Frankston when a meeting or a signature in person is needed. Before any work starts, we tell you in writing how we will charge and give you an estimate.
Local note
Planning permits, building permits, rates and local laws for Frankston City go to Frankston City Council at the Civic Centre, 30 Davey Street, Frankston.
Across Frankston City
Suburbs we serve
Clients come to our office from right across Frankston City, and from Mount Eliza and the Peninsula to the south. Choose a suburb to see what comes up there.
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Town pages
Leases, property, estates and family law in Frankston City
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Retail, office and industrial leases, business sales, contracts and unpaid invoices for Frankston City businesses, from the city centre to the Carrum Downs and Seaford industrial estates.
- Disclosure: for a retail lease, the landlord must give the tenant the Small Business Commission’s information brochure when negotiations start, and a disclosure statement and the proposed lease at least 14 days before the lease is entered into.
- Retail or not: the Retail Leases Act 2003 (Vic) covers many shops and service businesses. Offices, warehouses and factories are often outside it, and then the lease itself governs.
- Industrial precincts: since 27 February 2026, buildings and works of up to $3 million in the Seaford and Seaford North industrial precincts can generally use VicSmart, the 10 business day permit process.
- Unpaid invoices: start with a clear letter of demand. The Magistrates’ Court hears claims up to $100,000, and VCAT hears disputes about goods and services.
Buying and selling homes, units and land across Frankston City, and what the new planning rules mean for your block.
- Before you sign: we check the contract, the section 32 statement and the planning controls on the land, including any overlay, and suggest changes while you can still negotiate.
- Townhouse code: since 31 March 2025, if a proposal for townhouses or apartments of up to 3 storeys meets all the relevant standards of the Townhouse and Low-Rise Code, objectors cannot appeal the council’s decision to VCAT. A planning permit is still needed, and other controls, such as overlays, still apply.
- Trees: a Frankston City permit is needed to remove or damage a tree with a trunk circumference of 110 cm or more at its base, including on private land.
- Owners corporations: units and townhouses with common property are managed by an owners corporation. Read the rules, the fees and any special levies before you sign.
Wills, powers of attorney and medical treatment decision makers, probate, and family provision claims.
- Wills: executors, gifts, guardians for young children and testamentary trusts, including for blended families.
- Enduring power of attorney: appoints someone to make financial or personal decisions for you, and continues if you lose capacity. Made under the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic).
- Executors: probate and administering the estate. Probate applications are filed online with the Supreme Court of Victoria.
- Family provision claims: must generally be filed within 6 months after the grant of probate or letters of administration.
Separation, property settlement and parenting arrangements for Frankston City families.
- Separation and divorce: are separate legal steps under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth). You do not need to be divorced to settle property or parenting arrangements, and a divorce does not settle them for you.
- Time limits: married couples must apply to the court within 12 months after their divorce takes effect, and de facto couples within 2 years after the relationship ends.
- Parenting: before applying for parenting orders you generally need a certificate from a family dispute resolution practitioner, unless an exception applies, such as family violence, child abuse or urgency.
- Courts: the nearest registry of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is at 53-55 Robinson Street, Dandenong.
Most matters are resolved by agreement. When a dispute goes further, these are the courts and tribunals Frankston City matters usually go to.
- Frankston Magistrates’ Court, Fletcher Road, Frankston: civil claims up to $100,000, such as unpaid debts and claims for damage, and intervention orders.
- VCAT Frankston, 1 Balmoral Street, Frankston: renting and consumer matters, some guardianship hearings, and planning objector appeals and appeals about permit conditions. Most other planning reviews are heard at VCAT’s Melbourne CBD venue, 308 La Trobe Street. Retail lease disputes also go to VCAT.
- Family law: the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia sits in Dandenong and in Melbourne.
- Probate: applications are filed online with the Supreme Court of Victoria, so executors usually do not need to attend court.
- Larger claims: the County Court and the Supreme Court sit in Melbourne.
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Radek Dajer is also a notary public. Notarial appointments are held in person at our Frankston office, in English or in Polish.
Separating in Frankston City
Separation, step by step
What happens after you separate, from the first weeks to a final agreement. We explain each step as it comes, in English or in Polish.
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Get advice early
Arrangements made quickly or informally in the first weeks can be hard to change later. You can be separated while living under the same roof.
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Children
Before applying for parenting orders you generally need a certificate from a family dispute resolution practitioner, unless an exception applies, such as family violence or urgency.
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Property and debts
We identify everything either of you owns or owes, whatever name it is in, including real estate, superannuation and business interests.
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Agreement
Once you agree, the court can make your agreement into binding consent orders, usually without anyone attending court. A financial agreement is the other option.
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Time limits
Married couples must apply to the court within 12 months after their divorce takes effect, and de facto couples within 2 years after the relationship ends.
How we work
Common questions
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At 435 Nepean Highway, Frankston, a short walk from Frankston station, with parking nearby. Much of the work can also be done by phone, video and email.
No. Mount Eliza is in the Mornington Peninsula Shire, so planning permits and rates go to the Shire, not Frankston City Council. See our page for the Mornington Peninsula.
In Frankston City, a council permit is needed to remove or damage a tree with a trunk circumference of 110 cm or more at its base, including on private land. If a planning overlay applies, a planning permit may be needed instead, and it can cover smaller trees, so check before you remove anything. We can check the controls on your land for you.
Most civil claims up to $100,000 go to the Frankston Magistrates’ Court on Fletcher Road, and many tribunal matters go to VCAT at 1 Balmoral Street. Family law matters go to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in Dandenong or Melbourne.
If you are an eligible person, you may be able to make a family provision claim, which must generally be filed within 6 months after the grant of probate. A will can also be challenged if there are doubts about how it was made or signed. Get advice early, because the time limit is strict. See probate and estate administration.
Yes. Radek Dajer speaks Polish and can take your instructions and explain your documents in Polish. See our Polish-language page.
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