Jess Shuttleworth

Jess practises as a lawyer in our Family Law & Crime workgroups at wilson/ryan/grose Lawyers.

Jess holds a Master of Applied Law in Family Law, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business degrees and is a local to the Townsville legal profession, graduating from James Cook University in 2009.

Jess is a Committee Member of the North Queensland Law Association and Townsville District Law Association.  She is the Northern Regional Representative, Committee Member for the Women Lawyers Association Queensland and was formerly an ambassador for the Townsville Region from 2018 to 2021.  Her mentorship experience includes the Women Lawyers Association Queensland Ladder Program and the Townsville Chamber – JCU CBLG Career Mentoring Program.

Practising in all areas of Family Law, Jess advises and represents her clients’ interests for both married and de facto couples, including:

• Property settlements
• Parenting matters

• Divorce Applications
• Spousal and de facto maintenance
• Superannuation splitting
• Binding Financial Agreements
• Surrogacy
• Child Support Objections and Change of Assessments
• Domestic Violence Order Applications
• Child Protection

 In the Crime workgroup, Jess practises in the following areas:

• Criminal Charges
• Traffic Offences
• Restricted (work) Licence Applications
• Special Hardship Orders