• I don’t understand a question in the risk screen, who can I ask about it?

    Lighthouse FAQ response

  • Indigenous: Overview

    The job of the Court is to help families work out problems they may have when families have separated. This is not a criminal court. It’s a civil court, set up to help families and to keep children safe. This court is sometimes called the Family Court.

  • Family Law Practice Direction: Priority Property Pool Cases

    This Practice Direction applies to family law applications meeting the criteria set out in this Practice Direction and filed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court)

  • Application for consent orders (do it yourself kit)

    This form is used when you have reached an agreement and want the Court to make legally binding court orders.

  • Practice and procedure update: Family Law Rules

    Today the Courts are providing an update in relation to amendments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 (Family Law Rules). The Family Law Rules have been amended by the passage of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Amendment (2024 Measures No.1) Rules 2024 which has been approved by a majority of Judges. The amendments take effect from 6 May 2024. The full instrument is available to download above.

  • Part 2: Overview of the Court

    About the Court The Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Federal Circuit Court) was established by the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 (Cth) as an independent federal court under Chapter III of the Constitution. The Court is a federal court of record and a court of law and equity. The jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Court is best described in terms of three main areas:

  • Response – General Federal Law

    Form to use as a response to General federal law applications, not for family law, child support, bankruptcy or human rights matters

  • Family violence: Overview

    This page outlines what is family violence and provides examples of the common forms of family violence.

  • Migration: I need an interpreter

    This page explains what to do if you need an interpreter at a hearing or documents translated into English.

  • Lighthouse expansion - Update to the Profession April 2023

    The purpose of this update is to focus on the benefits of having a tailored case management approach, including the Evatt List. This update also provides answers to a number of frequently asked questions that the Courts have received. Practitioners are encouraged to review the previous update which was released in February 2023 that focuses on risk and includes links to the Lighthouse Webinar, detailing the Evatt List case management pathway.
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