A fresh read on all 143 family-law search terms Fresh Digital tracks for cudmorelegal.com.au across Google Australia, with movement since the last check. Below: the priority commercial terms and where they sit now, the biggest movers, the traffic being captured versus the volume still on the table, and where we would win next.
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. Here is where Cudmore sits now, and how each has moved since the last check.
The core Brisbane commercial cluster has surged to the top. "family lawyers Brisbane", "divorce lawyers Brisbane", "divorce solicitors Brisbane" and "family law firm / litigation / court / solicitors Brisbane" now sit at #1 or #2, most of them climbing from mid page one or page two. This is exactly the intent that turns into enquiries. The remaining gaps are geographic (Gold Coast) and the big national "near me" phrases.
Rankings move constantly. Across the 143 tracked terms, 45 improved, 57 held steady and 41 slipped. The gains are concentrated in the commercial Brisbane terms; the slips flag pages that need attention before they cost visibility.
The entire consent orders cluster has dropped out of the top 100 in this check: "consent orders Australia" (590 searches/mo), "family law consent orders", "how to apply for consent orders", "parenting consent orders" and "property consent orders" all fell from page one or two to unranked. That points to a single page or template issue rather than term-by-term drift, which usually means a fast, high-value fix. It is the first thing we would investigate.
How the 143 tracked terms spread across the rank bands, with the change since last check on the right. The top of the board has thickened noticeably; the weight lower down is where the next round of work sits.
Position matters because of clicks. Applying standard click-through rates by position to the estimated search volume for every tracked term, here is roughly where Cudmore stands, and how far the recent gains have moved the needle.
How this is modelled: each term's estimated AU monthly search volume is multiplied by a standard organic click-through rate for its position (about 27% at #1, 15% at #2, 11% at #3, tapering below 1% past page one and to zero beyond the top 100). The "on the table" figure is the extra clicks from lifting each term to a top-three rate, floored per term. Volumes are conservative estimates held constant between checks so the trend is comparable, and can be swapped for a live Ahrefs export. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
With the core Brisbane terms now landed, the next returns come from three places: the consent-orders pages to recover, terms sitting just off page one, and valuable searches where Cudmore still has no ranking. 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 the content and page work.
First, recover the consent-orders cluster, likely one page fix worth 65+ clicks a month on its own. Then push the page-two climbers onto page one and tighten the striking-distance terms into the top three. In parallel, build pages for the biggest gaps, where the "near me", Gold Coast and Australia-wide informational themes carry the most untapped volume. That order turns the estimated 1,851 clicks on the table into enquiries fastest.
The complete set, grouped by where each term sits now, with movement since last check. Expand the panel for everything on page three, beyond, and not yet ranking.
| Search term | Theme | Est. vol | Move | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| family lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 720 | ▲6 | 1 |
| divorce lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 390 | ▲17 | 1 |
| sole parental responsibility | Child custody / support | 260 | ▲6 | 1 |
| family law solicitors Brisbane | Brisbane core | 170 | ▲13 | 1 |
| divorce solicitors Brisbane | Brisbane core | 110 | ▲4 | 1 |
| can I force my ex to sell the house | Property settlement | 90 | – | 1 |
| divorce law firm Brisbane | Brisbane core | 90 | ▲7 | 1 |
| divorce with a business involved | Property settlement | 40 | – | 1 |
| future needs property settlement | Property settlement | 40 | – | 1 |
| family court lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 40 | ▲18 | 1 |
| family law litigation Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | ▲11 | 1 |
| children's special health conditions custody | Child custody / support | 20 | – | 1 |
| child custody lawyers Brisbane | Child custody / support | 260 | ▲13 | 2 |
| best family lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 170 | – | 2 |
| divorce while living together | Australia informational | 170 | ▲1 | 2 |
| property owned before marriage divorce | Property settlement | 110 | – | 2 |
| free family law consultation Brisbane | Brisbane core | 90 | ▲2 | 2 |
| separation lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 90 | ▲12 | 2 |
| premarital assets property settlement | Property settlement | 50 | ▲1 | 2 |
| family lawyers Aspley | Aspley suburb | 40 | – | 2 |
| family law advice Brisbane | Brisbane core | 40 | ▲15 | 2 |
| divorce lawyers Aspley | Aspley suburb | 30 | – | 2 |
| international divorce lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | – | 2 |
| family court representation Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | NEW | 2 |
| child custody lawyers Aspley | Aspley suburb | 20 | ▲3 | 2 |
| family law Aspley | Aspley suburb | 20 | ▲5 | 2 |
| family law firm Brisbane | Brisbane core | 210 | ▲1 | 3 |
| domestic violence and child custody | Child custody / support | 90 | – | 3 |
| family law specialist Brisbane | Brisbane core | 50 | ▲13 | 3 |
| contesting a protection order Queensland | Domestic violence | 40 | ▼1 | 3 |
| separation advice Brisbane | Brisbane core | 40 | – | 3 |
| affordable family lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | ▲17 | 3 |
| property settlement lawyers Aspley | Aspley suburb | 20 | ▲5 | 3 |
| overturning a binding financial agreement | Prenup / financial agreements | 40 | – | 4 |
| property settlement lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 140 | ▲53 | 5 |
| protecting assets from a new partner | Prenup / financial agreements | 40 | – | 5 |
| protection order lawyers Brisbane | Domestic violence | 40 | – | 6 |
| airport watch list child | Child custody / support | 110 | ▲2 | 7 |
| selling assets after separation | Property settlement | 70 | ▲36 | 8 |
| cost to draft consent orders | Property settlement | 90 | ▼2 | 9 |
| divorce property settlement Queensland | Property settlement | 90 | ▲35 | 9 |
| post separation assets and debts | Property settlement | 70 | – | 9 |
| applying for a protection order Queensland | Domestic violence | 50 | ▲10 | 9 |
| Search term | Theme | Est. vol | Move | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| consent orders lawyers Brisbane | Property settlement | 40 | ▲31 | 12 |
| out of time property settlement | Property settlement | 50 | ▲11 | 14 |
| de facto break up entitlements Australia | De facto | 170 | ▲1 | 15 |
| interim property settlement | Property settlement | 90 | ▼9 | 18 |
| interim hearing family court | Australia informational | 90 | ▲11 | 18 |
| overseas assets property settlement | Property settlement | 40 | – | 18 |
| what am I entitled to in a divorce Australia | Australia informational | 720 | ▼4 | 19 |
| adult child maintenance | Child custody / support | 90 | ▲5 | 19 |
| how is property divided in a divorce Australia | Property settlement | 260 | ▲19 | 20 |
| binding financial agreement lawyers Brisbane | Prenup / financial agreements | 40 | ▼4 | 20 |
| fixed fee family lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | ▼10 | 20 |
| prenuptial agreement lawyers Brisbane | Prenup / financial agreements | 30 | ▼4 | 20 |
| Search term | Theme | Est. vol | Move | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| preparing for family law mediation | Mediation / dispute resolution | 40 | ▲1 | 22 |
| separation checklist Australia | Australia informational | 170 | ▲3 | 23 |
| child custody lawyers Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 90 | ▲2 | 27 |
| divorce law firm Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 40 | ▼5 | 33 |
| family law solicitors Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 40 | ▼2 | 34 |
| spousal maintenance Brisbane | Property settlement | 50 | NEW | 35 |
| divorce lawyers Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 250 | ▼2 | 36 |
| how to file for divorce Australia | Australia informational | 390 | ▼11 | 38 |
| when mediation fails family law | Mediation / dispute resolution | 70 | ▼3 | 38 |
| family lawyers Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 480 | ▲1 | 39 |
| family law advice Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 20 | – | 39 |
| how to get a divorce in Australia | Australia informational | 480 | ▼7 | 43 |
| best family lawyers Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 110 | ▼2 | 43 |
| duty of disclosure family law | Australia informational | 90 | NEW | 43 |
| family law firm Gold Coast | Gold Coast | 90 | ▼3 | 44 |
| family law property settlement Brisbane | Property settlement | 90 | ▲18 | 45 |
| parenting arrangements lawyers Brisbane | Child custody / support | 30 | ▼43 | 45 |
| spousal maintenance Australia | Property settlement | 260 | ▼2 | 46 |
| parenting lawyers Brisbane | Child custody / support | 40 | ▼8 | 46 |
| de facto property settlement Australia | De facto | 170 | ▼8 | 47 |
| child support agreements Australia | Child custody / support | 170 | ▼8 | 48 |
| divorce process Queensland | Australia informational | 110 | ▲5 | 48 |
| child support lawyers Brisbane | Child custody / support | 70 | NEW | 48 |
| family lawyers near me | Near me | 1,900 | ▲5 | 50 |
| de facto relationship rights Australia | De facto | 210 | NEW | 50 |
| collaborative law Brisbane | Mediation / dispute resolution | 20 | ▼21 | 51 |
| divorce after 12 months separation | Australia informational | 90 | ▼2 | 52 |
| sole divorce application | Australia informational | 170 | ▼16 | 54 |
| child recovery orders | Child custody / support | 110 | ▼8 | 54 |
| breach of family law orders | Child custody / support | 110 | ▲2 | 54 |
| divorce application Australia | Australia informational | 210 | ▼17 | 55 |
| family mediation Gold Coast | Mediation / dispute resolution | 40 | ▼3 | 57 |
| grandparents rights Australia | Child custody / support | 170 | ▲3 | 60 |
| parenting plans Australia | Child custody / support | 260 | ▼7 | 61 |
| alternative dispute resolution family law | Mediation / dispute resolution | 90 | ▼9 | 63 |
| breach of parenting orders | Child custody / support | 110 | ▼1 | 79 |
| superannuation splitting divorce Australia | Property settlement | 210 | ▼5 | 81 |
| Search term | Theme | Est. vol | Move | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| divorce lawyers near me | Near me | 1,000 | – | 101+ |
| consent orders Australia | Property settlement | 590 | OUT | 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 law consent orders | Property settlement | 210 | OUT | 101+ |
| family dispute resolution Australia | Mediation / dispute resolution | 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+ |
| how to apply for consent orders | Property settlement | 170 | OUT | 101+ |
| what to do when you separate Australia | Australia informational | 170 | OUT | 101+ |
| property settlement lawyers near me | Near me | 170 | OUT | 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+ |
| parenting consent orders Australia | Child custody / support | 110 | OUT | 101+ |
| property consent orders Australia | Property settlement | 90 | OUT | 101+ |
| binding child support agreement | Child custody / support | 90 | OUT | 101+ |
| de facto financial agreement | De facto | 90 | OUT | 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+ |
| 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+ |
| private child support agreement | Child custody / support | 70 | OUT | 101+ |
| domestic violence lawyers Gold Coast | Domestic violence | 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+ |
| 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+ |
| financial separation lawyers Brisbane | Brisbane core | 30 | OUT | 101+ |
| mediation lawyers Brisbane | Mediation / dispute resolution | 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+ |