Team Members

Hannah Flanderka

Senior Associate
Hannah provides advice and assistance to clients in relation to family law matters.

As a senior associate in Cooper Grace Ward’s family law team, Hannah advises on all aspects of family law, including divorce, parenting, financial and child support matters, as well as domestic and family violence issues.

Hannah is passionate about helping clients to navigate the options and resolutions available to them at law during what is often an incredibly difficult time in the client’s life.

In addition, Hannah enjoys assisting clients to develop approaches for protecting their assets while preserving their relationship with their romantic partner.

Hannah values the importance of emotional intelligence and diligence as a legal practitioner, and in doing so provides advice that is empathetic, practical and resolution focused.

  • Solicitor – Supreme Court of Queensland and High Court of Australia
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) (Distinction) – Queensland University of Technology
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice –College of Law
  • Member – Family Law Practitioners Association of Australia
  • Member – Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia
  • Providing strategic advice to clients engaged in family law litigation.
  • Advising clients in relation to property settlement matters, including complex property matters involving corporate structures.
  • Representing clients in mediations pertaining to parenting, child support and property settlement matters.
  • Representing clients in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in relation to financial and parenting matters.
  • Preparing and advising on settlement documents, including binding financial agreements (both during a client’s relationship and after separation), binding child support agreements, parenting plans and consent orders.

Areas of Expertise

Publications

Cooper Grace Ward announces 13 senior promotions for 2026

Cooper Grace Ward begins the 2026/2027 financial year with the announcement of 13 promotions, including one special counsel, five senior associates, four associates, two c-suite appointments and a new head of information technology.

It Depends - Can I stop my ex-spouse from taking my child overseas?

In this edition of It depends, associate Hannah Flanderka discusses whether you can stop your ex-spouse from taking your child overseas.

Family law insights – medicinal cannabis and child safety

In the modern world of family law, prescriptions for medicinal cannabis are an ongoing source of friction between a parent’s right to maintain a treatment plan endorsed by their doctor and the paramount importance of mitigating, and wherever possible eliminating, any risk that substance use poses to a child’s safety and wellbeing.