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Unless you are required to file an affidavit, this form is filed at the same time as an Initiating Application (Family Law) or Response to Initiating Application (Family Law) seeking financial orders.

Unless you are required to file an affidavit, this form is filed at the same time as an Initiating Application (Family Law) or Response to Initiating Application (Family Law) seeking parenting orders.

This form is used in both family law and general federal law proceedings to reply to a respondents response or cross-claim when you wish to oppose the orders sought by the respondent or have the Court make other orders.

This form is used by a party or their lawyer or an Independent Children’s Lawyer to request access to view a file if they are unable to view the documents on the file via the Commonwealth Courts Portal. 

This form is used to seek permission to attend by telephone or video.

This form is used to respond to an application in an arbitration.

This form is used by the Respondent to a divorce who does not agree with information provided in an Application for Divorce

This form is available for legal practitioners, if you are an unrepresented litigant see the Response to Initiating Application kit which includes instructions and additional information to assist you complete and file the form.

Step-by-step kit to respond to a family law initiating application.

This kit provides step by step information about service of family law documents.

This form is used if a party does not contest an application, response or reply.

This form is used by a party in a family law proceeding to ask the Courts to issue a subpoena. A subpoena is a legal document issued by the Courts.

This form must be filed at the Court registry where the matter is being heard or, if there are no existing proceedings, in the Melbourne Registry. This cannot be eFiled on the Commonwealth Courts Portal.

This form is used by an eligible person to request information from a superannuation fund when superannuation orders are sought in financial proceedings

This form is used by a person seeking to enforce an obligation to pay money by directing a third party (e.g. the employer of the Respondent (payer) named in this Notice) to pay a lump sum or a redirection of earnings or periodic payments.