• Fair work: I have been served

    This page explains what to do if you have been served with a Fair Work application.

  • Family Law Practice Direction: Defaulters' List

    The purpose of the List is to ensure compliance with the relevant Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 (Family Law Rules) and any case management orders and directions made by a Registrar in family law or child support proceedings, in accordance with the overarching purpose of family law practice and procedure. The Defaulters’ List will initially be piloted in the Sydney Registry of the Courts with a view to expansion if successful.

  • FCFCOA Practice Direction – Revocation of Practice Directions and Information Notices

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has developed new rules of court for all proceedings in the Court with effect from 1 September 2021. Various new Practice Directions and Information Notices have been issued to accompany the new rules. This Practice Direction formally revokes a number of outdated or superseded Practice Directions and Information Notices issued by the Family Court of Australia or Federal Circuit Court of Australia prior to the commencement of the operation of the Court on 1 September 2021.

  • Financial or property: I have been served

    This page provides information about your options when you have been served with an application or response for financial or property orders.

  • Children: I have been served

    This page provides information about your options when you have been served with an application or response for parenting orders.

  • Family law forms

    Most frequently used Affidavit Affidavit of service

  • Intellectual property: I want to apply

    This page explains how to commence an intellectual property proceeding, including which forms to file.

  • Practice and procedure update: General federal law and migration practice directions and forms updates

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2025 (new GFL Rules) commence on 1 September 2025. In addition to the new GFL Rules there will also be changes to the general federal law and migration Practice Directions and court forms.

  • Guidelines for Independent Children's Lawyers

    These Guidelines have been issued to provide guidance to the Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) on fulfilling their unique role and responsibilities, as the independent lawyer appointed to represent and promote the best interests of a child in family law proceedings.

  • Financial or property: Child support and maintenance

    When the Court can assist Child support is usually dealt with administratively through Services Australia (Child Support) (Services Australia), rather than through the Court. It is governed primarily by the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989. The Court may consider child support proceedings only in limited circumstances. This occurs primarily in relation to:
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