A read on all 143 family-law search terms we track for cudmorelegal.com.au across Google Australia. Below: the priority commercial terms and exactly where they sit, the full spread of rankings, an estimate of the search traffic being captured now versus the volume still on the table, and the terms to win first.
First, the money terms. These are the high-intent searches someone types when they are ready to instruct a family lawyer in Brisbane, Aspley or on the Gold Coast. Position here matters more than anywhere else, because these are the searches that turn into enquiries. This is where Cudmore Legal sits today.
Cudmore owns the suburb terms (Aspley) and several strong informational rankings, but on the biggest city-wide commercial phrases, "family lawyers Brisbane" at #7, "divorce lawyers Brisbane" at #18, "family lawyers near me" at #55, it sits below the click-heavy top three. Those are the searches worth the most, and they are the clearest path to more enquiries.
Across all 143 tracked terms, here is how the rankings spread. The top of the list is healthy, but the weight of the profile sits on page three and beyond, which is where visibility, and clicks, fall away sharply.
Only 32 of 143 terms sit on page one, and just 15 of those reach the top three where the clicks concentrate. Meanwhile 94 terms are on page three, beyond, or invisible. The good news: the site clearly can rank (four #1s and strong Aspley and informational positions prove it), so the job is lifting the commercial terms that are close, and building pages for the high-value gaps.
The reason position matters is clicks. The same term at #2 versus #15 is the difference between a steady stream of enquiries and near silence. Applying standard click-through rates by position to the estimated search volume for every tracked term, here is roughly where Cudmore stands.
How this is modelled: each term's estimated AU monthly search volume is multiplied by a standard organic click-through rate for its current position (roughly 27% at #1, 15% at #2, 11% at #3, tapering to under 1% past page one and effectively zero beyond the top 100). The "on the table" figure is the extra clicks from lifting each term to a top-three click-through rate, floored per term so terms already ranking well are not counted against the opportunity. Volumes are conservative estimates for illustration and can be swapped for a live Ahrefs export. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Not every term is worth chasing at once. The quickest returns come from three places: terms sitting just off page one, high-volume terms already on page one that can push into the top three, and valuable searches where Cudmore has no ranking at all. Here is the order we would work them.
Grouping the terms by topic shows where the missed clicks concentrate. This is how we would prioritise content and page work: chase the themes with both high demand and a big gap between where Cudmore ranks and where it could.
First, push the page-two climbers over the line, fastest clicks for least work. Then tighten the striking-distance page-one terms into the top three, especially the high-volume Brisbane and "near me" phrases. In parallel, begin building pages for the biggest gaps, the Australia-wide informational, "near me" and domestic-violence themes carry the most untapped volume. That sequence turns the estimated 2,069 clicks on the table into booked enquiries in the order they pay back quickest.
The complete set, grouped by where each term sits. The top of the list is on page one; expand the panel for everything on page three, beyond, and not yet ranking.
| Search term | Theme | Est. vol | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| can I force my ex to sell the house | Property settlement | 90 | 1 |
| divorce with a business involved | Property settlement | 40 | 1 |
| future needs property settlement | Property settlement | 40 | 1 |
| children's special health conditions custody | Child custody / support | 20 | 1 |
| best family lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 170 | 2 |
| property owned before marriage divorce | Property settlement | 110 | 2 |
| family lawyers Aspley | Aspley suburb | 40 | 2 |
| contesting a protection order Queensland | Domestic violence | 40 | 2 |
| divorce lawyers Aspley | Aspley suburb | 30 | 2 |
| international divorce lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | 2 |
| parenting arrangements lawyers Brisbane | Child custody / support | 30 | 2 |
| divorce while living together | Australia informational | 170 | 3 |
| domestic violence and child custody | Child custody / support | 90 | 3 |
| premarital assets property settlement | Property settlement | 50 | 3 |
| separation advice Brisbane | Brisbane core | 40 | 3 |
| family law firm Brisbane | Brisbane core | 210 | 4 |
| free family law consultation Brisbane | Brisbane core | 90 | 4 |
| overturning a binding financial agreement | Prenup / financial agreements | 40 | 4 |
| divorce solicitors Brisbane | Brisbane core | 110 | 5 |
| protecting assets from a new partner | Prenup / financial agreements | 40 | 5 |
| child custody lawyers Aspley | Aspley suburb | 20 | 5 |
| protection order lawyers Brisbane | Domestic violence | 40 | 6 |
| family lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 720 | 7 |
| sole parental responsibility | Child custody / support | 260 | 7 |
| cost to draft consent orders | Property settlement | 90 | 7 |
| family law Aspley | Aspley suburb | 20 | 7 |
| divorce law firm Brisbane | Brisbane core | 90 | 8 |
| property settlement lawyers Aspley | Aspley suburb | 20 | 8 |
| airport watch list child | Child custody / support | 110 | 9 |
| interim property settlement | Property settlement | 90 | 9 |
| post separation assets and debts | Property settlement | 70 | 9 |
| fixed fee family lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | 10 |
| Search term | Theme | Est. vol | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| family law litigation Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | 12 |
| family law solicitors Brisbane | Brisbane core | 170 | 14 |
| separation lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 90 | 14 |
| what am I entitled to in a divorce Australia | Australia informational | 720 | 15 |
| child custody lawyers Brisbane | Child custody / support | 260 | 15 |
| de facto break up entitlements Australia | De facto | 170 | 16 |
| family law specialist Brisbane | Brisbane core | 50 | 16 |
| binding financial agreement lawyers Brisbane | Prenup / financial agreements | 40 | 16 |
| prenuptial agreement lawyers Brisbane | Prenup / financial agreements | 30 | 16 |
| family law advice Brisbane | Brisbane core | 40 | 17 |
| divorce lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 390 | 18 |
| overseas assets property settlement | Property settlement | 40 | 18 |
| applying for a protection order Queensland | Domestic violence | 50 | 19 |
| family court lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 40 | 19 |
| consent orders Australia | Property settlement | 590 | 20 |
| parenting consent orders Australia | Child custody / support | 110 | 20 |
| affordable family lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | 20 |
| Search term | Theme | Est. vol | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| preparing for family law mediation | Mediation / dispute resolution | 40 | 23 |
| family law consent orders | Property settlement | 210 | 24 |
| adult child maintenance | Child custody / support | 90 | 24 |
| how to apply for consent orders | Property settlement | 170 | 25 |
| out of time property settlement | Property settlement | 50 | 25 |
| separation checklist Australia | Australia informational | 170 | 26 |
| how to file for divorce Australia | Australia informational | 390 | 27 |
| property consent orders Australia | Property settlement | 90 | 28 |
| divorce law firm Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 40 | 28 |
| child custody lawyers Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 90 | 29 |
| interim hearing family court | Australia informational | 90 | 29 |
| collaborative law Brisbane | Mediation / dispute resolution | 20 | 30 |
| family law solicitors Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 40 | 32 |
| divorce lawyers Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 250 | 34 |
| when mediation fails family law | Mediation / dispute resolution | 70 | 35 |
| how to get a divorce in Australia | Australia informational | 480 | 36 |
| divorce application Australia | Australia informational | 210 | 38 |
| sole divorce application | Australia informational | 170 | 38 |
| parenting lawyers Brisbane | Child custody / support | 40 | 38 |
| financial separation lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | 38 |
| how is property divided in a divorce Australia | Property settlement | 260 | 39 |
| de facto property settlement Australia | De facto | 170 | 39 |
| family law advice Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 20 | 39 |
| family lawyers Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 480 | 40 |
| child support agreements Australia | Child custody / support | 170 | 40 |
| best family lawyers Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 110 | 41 |
| family law firm Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 90 | 41 |
| consent orders lawyers Brisbane | Property settlement | 40 | 43 |
| spousal maintenance Australia | Property settlement | 260 | 44 |
| divorce property settlement Queensland | Property settlement | 90 | 44 |
| selling assets after separation | Property settlement | 70 | 44 |
| child recovery orders | Child custody / support | 110 | 46 |
| divorce after 12 months separation | Australia informational | 90 | 50 |
| divorce process Queensland | Australia informational | 110 | 53 |
| parenting plans Australia | Child custody / support | 260 | 54 |
| binding child support agreement | Child custody / support | 90 | 54 |
| alternative dispute resolution family law | Mediation / dispute resolution | 90 | 54 |
| family mediation Gold Coast | Mediation / dispute resolution | 40 | 54 |
| family lawyers near me | Near me | 1,900 | 55 |
| breach of family law orders | Child custody / support | 110 | 56 |
| property settlement lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 140 | 58 |
| de facto financial agreement | De facto | 90 | 59 |
| grandparents rights Australia | Child custody / support | 170 | 63 |
| family law property settlement Brisbane | Property settlement | 90 | 63 |
| what to do when you separate Australia | Australia informational | 170 | 65 |
| private child support agreement | Child custody / support | 70 | 73 |
| property settlement lawyers near me | Near me | 170 | 75 |
| superannuation splitting divorce Australia | Property settlement | 210 | 76 |
| breach of parenting orders | Child custody / support | 110 | 78 |
| Search term | Theme | Est. vol | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| divorce lawyers near me | Near me | 1,000 | 101+ |
| child custody lawyers near me | Near me | 480 | 101+ |
| prenuptial agreement Australia | Prenup / financial agreements | 320 | 101+ |
| cost of divorce Australia | Australia informational | 320 | 101+ |
| uncontested divorce Australia | Australia informational | 260 | 101+ |
| 50 50 custody Australia | Child custody / support | 260 | 101+ |
| family dispute resolution Australia | Mediation / dispute resolution | 210 | 101+ |
| de facto relationship rights Australia | De facto | 210 | 101+ |
| child custody Queensland | Child custody / support | 210 | 101+ |
| online divorce application Australia | Australia informational | 210 | 101+ |
| binding financial agreement Australia | Prenup / financial agreements | 210 | 101+ |
| child support assessment Australia | Child custody / support | 210 | 101+ |
| alimony Australia | Property settlement | 210 | 101+ |
| domestic violence lawyers Brisbane | Domestic violence | 170 | 101+ |
| family court process Australia | Australia informational | 170 | 101+ |
| prenup Australia cost | Prenup / financial agreements | 170 | 101+ |
| joint divorce application | Australia informational | 170 | 101+ |
| parenting orders Australia | Child custody / support | 170 | 101+ |
| child support Queensland | Child custody / support | 170 | 101+ |
| family law mediation Brisbane | Mediation / dispute resolution | 90 | 101+ |
| domestic violence order Queensland | Domestic violence | 90 | 101+ |
| do you need a lawyer for family court | Australia informational | 90 | 101+ |
| how to separate amicably | Australia informational | 90 | 101+ |
| proving a de facto relationship Australia | De facto | 90 | 101+ |
| postnuptial agreement Australia | Prenup / financial agreements | 90 | 101+ |
| duty of disclosure family law | Australia informational | 90 | 101+ |
| property settlement lawyers Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 90 | 101+ |
| parent taking child without permission | Child custody / support | 90 | 101+ |
| best interests of the child family law | Child custody / support | 90 | 101+ |
| domestic violence lawyers Gold Coast | Domestic violence | 70 | 101+ |
| child support lawyers Brisbane | Child custody / support | 70 | 101+ |
| how to get a DVO Queensland | Domestic violence | 50 | 101+ |
| final trial family court | Australia informational | 50 | 101+ |
| accredited family law specialist Brisbane | Brisbane core | 50 | 101+ |
| spousal maintenance Brisbane | Property settlement | 50 | 101+ |
| family dispute resolution Brisbane | Mediation / dispute resolution | 40 | 101+ |
| DVO lawyers Brisbane | Domestic violence | 40 | 101+ |
| Federal Circuit and Family Court lawyers | Australia informational | 40 | 101+ |
| de facto lawyers Brisbane | De facto | 40 | 101+ |
| family law barrister Brisbane | Brisbane core | 40 | 101+ |
| mediation lawyers Brisbane | Mediation / dispute resolution | 30 | 101+ |
| family court representation Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | 101+ |
| Hague Convention child abduction lawyer | Child custody / support | 30 | 101+ |
| respondent domestic violence order lawyer | Domestic violence | 20 | 101+ |
| same sex separation lawyers Brisbane | De facto | 20 | 101+ |