• Family law: Mediation services

    Information about mediation and external providers of mediation services

  • Media release: Eleven new appointments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia welcomes the appointment of 11 new Judges to the Court. These judicial appointments substantially increase the Court’s judicial resources and will greatly assist the Court to effectively manage its demanding caseload and provide access to justice across Australia

  • Lighthouse Project - Update to the Profession November 2021

    In the final edition the Lighthouse Project Update for 2021, this edition will focus on the Evatt List and includes a Q & A with Evatt List Senior Judicial Registrars and Judicial Registrars to address the most common questions that the Court has received about the Lighthouse Project.  The Evatt List The Evatt List, as a specialised Court list, has been developed and implemented to assist families that have been identified as being at high risk of family violence and other associated…

  • FCFCOA Practice Direction: Working with interpreters

    This Practice Direction applies to all proceedings commenced on or after 1 December 2025 in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (the Courts). This Practice Direction also applies to any proceedings commenced prior to this date unless unfair or impractical do to so.

  • Administrative law: Administrative decisions

    This page provides information about the Court’s jurisdiction to review a decision made by a person exercising a ‘public function', known as judicial review and how to apply.

  • Updates to family violence plan and principles

    This week the Courts have published the updated Family Violence Plan and Family Violence Best Practice Principles. Both documents have been updated on the advice of the Courts’ Family Violence Committee. They set out the Courts’ commitment to identifying and managing family violence, the actions the Courts will take, and practical guidance to assist court users, legal practitioners and other stakeholders to understand how family violence is managed by the Courts. The Family Violence Plan…

  • Lighthouse information sheet for parties - risk screening

    Lighthouse is an innovative approach taken by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia to screen for risk, with a primary focus on improving outcomes for families.

  • 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.

  • Media release: Four new Judges appointed to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) is pleased to welcome 4 new judicial appointments by the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Honourable Michelle Rowland MP.
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