• Children: Relocation, travel and the Hague Convention

    This page explains some of the things you need to consider if you want to relocate or travel with your child (or children) after separation, including information about passports, airport watch lists and the Hague Convention and international parental child abduction.

  • Consumer law: Avoiding court

    This page explains options for resolving a consumer law dispute with the need for a court hearing.

  • Bankruptcy Information Sheet 1: Presenting a Creditor’s Petition

    This information sheet sets out general information on how to apply to the Court for a sequestration order that makes someone a bankrupt. Proceedings to make someone a bankrupt are commenced by filing (or presenting) a Creditor’s Petition in the Federal Court of Australia (FCA) or the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (FCFCOA). It deals only with petitions that rely upon a debtor’s failure to comply with a Bankruptcy Notice as the act of bankruptcy.

  • Family Law Practice Direction: Child support and child maintenance proceedings

    This Practice Direction sets out the procedure for all family law proceedings with respect to child support and/or child maintenance (including overseas child maintenance) and child support appeal.

  • Children: We cannot agree

    This page provides a summary of the options available when you cannot agree on arrangements for a child (or children) and parenting after separation.

  • Family dispute resolution

    This page explains what family dispute resolution is, the benefits of dispute resolution and what happens if agreement is, and is not, reached at dispute resolution

  • 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.

  • Family Law: Litigation guardians

    This page explains litigation guardians, including when a person needs a litigation guardian, who can be a litigation guardian and how they are appointed.

  • 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.

  • Human rights: I want to apply

    This page provides information about the requirements for filing an Originating Application – Human Rights.
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