• Financial or property: Financial agreements

    This page provides information about formalising your financial arrangements after separation with a financial agreement rather than court action.

  • Financial or property: Spousal maintenance

    What are spousal and de facto maintenance? Spousal maintenance Spousal maintenance is financial support paid by a party to a marriage to their husband or wife (or former husband or wife) in circumstances where they are unable to adequately support themselves. De facto maintenance De facto maintenance is financial support paid by a party to a de facto relationship that has broken down to their former de facto partner in circumstances where they are unable to adequately support themselves.

  • Financial or property: Compliance and enforcement

    This page provides information about the options available when a party does not comply with financial or property orders.

  • Intellectual property: Avoiding court

    Mediation Mediation is encouraged and will often be ordered as part of the management of your case. You must attend any court-ordered mediation.

  • Financial or property: Family pets

    Even though parties may consider a family pet to be a member of the family, the Family Law Act 1975 (Family Law Act) considers pets to be property. The term used for a family pet in the Family Law Act is a companion animal.

  • Financial or property: Safety and risk

    This page provides information about safety and risk at Court.

  • Intellectual property: Overview

    This page provides information about intellectual property and the Court’s jurisdiction.

  • Financial or property: We cannot agree

    This page provides a summary of the options available when you cannot agree on financial arrangements after separation.

  • Visibility of superannuation for property settlement proceedings

    When you are part of a current proceeding seeking financial or property orders in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, you or your legal representative can apply directly to the Court to request your spouse, former spouse or de facto's superannuation information held by the Commissioner of Taxation.

  • Financial or property: My application is urgent

    This page explains what you need to do to notify the Court if your application is urgent.
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