The Law Society of NSW, the peak association representing the state’s 36,000 solicitors, has launched a resource which provides practical guidance for lawyers on working with clients who have experienced, or are at risk of, domestic and family violence.
This fact sheet provides information for parents about the ways high levels of parental conflict can affect children, both in families who live together and in families who have separated.
Link to publication that has been prepared by the Attorney-General's Department. It is a practical resource to assist parents with drafting parenting orders.
This information is for parents and other people, such as grandparents, who are subject to a parenting order. It includes information, pursuant to section 65DA(2) of the Family Law Act 1975, about the legal obligations created by a parenting order and the consequences that may follow if it is contravened (breached).
This Guide is for proceedings conducted in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (Courts). The term ‘electronic hearing’ is used throughout this guide to refer to court hearings conducted via electronic means, either videoconferencing or teleconferencing.
This checklist takes you through the steps or Pre-Action Procedures you need to complete before you do so. These steps will ask you to try and resolve issues with your partner using Dispute Resolution, if it is safe to do so.
This fact sheet explains what an affidavit is and when you need to file one in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court). It also gives basic information about what you can and cannot include in an affidavit.
This information relates to proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) and has been provided to assist court users to prepare documents for eFiling via the Commonwealth Courts Portal (CCP). Documents must be prepared to meet the requirements of the applicable court rules.
The Court has introduced a new case management pathway called Priority Property Pools under $500,000 cases (PPP500 cases). Certain cases are selected to undergo this special case management pathway to ensure a simpler, quicker and cheaper finalisation of the matter.
This brochure provides information about the option for a short-form expedited hearing in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia for Priority Property Pools under $500,000 cases (PPP500 cases).
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the FCFCOA) values the privacy of everyone whose information it holds. This Privacy Policy informs you of the FCFCOA’s approach to the protection of the personal information it holds, including how it secures and uses it, your rights to see it and the ways you may obtain further help. This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act).
This guide (linked to the Attorney-General's Department) provides information to separating couples about the options for resolving their property arrangements, from an informal agreement through to filing consent orders with the court and litigating the matter in court.
This Reconciliation Action Plan 2019–2021 reflects the FCC’s continuing commitment to supporting access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The FCC was the first court in Australia to enter into a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and I am immensely proud to be the Chief Judge of this court. The Court’s path to reconciliation continues through the renewal of the RAP and through the dedication of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access to Justice/RAP Committee.
This fact sheet explains what a recovery order is and who can apply for a recovery order. It also includes information about what you can do when a child has been taken from Australia without consent, or has not been returned to Australia.
This fact sheet provides information for practitioners about the most common types of Court ordered reports prepared by the Court Children’s Service (CCS).
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders, past, present and emerging.
