• Compliance with parenting or other child-related orders

    This fact sheet provides information for people who allege a parenting or other child-related order has been contravened (breached). It explains some of the options available. When a parenting or other child-related order is made, each person affected by the order must comply with (follow) the order.

  • Reply

    This form is used in both family law and general federal law proceedings to reply to a respondents response or cross-claim when you wish to oppose the orders sought by the respondent or have the Court make other orders.

  • Submitting Notice

    This form is used if a party does not contest an application, response or reply.

  • FCFCOA Special Measures Information Notice: Hearing protocol

    This protocol will apply to all hearings and other court events in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and (Division 2) (the Courts) from 7 November 2022.

  • Legal costs in family law matters

    This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about legal costs in family law matters in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court).

  • Subpoena - Family Law

    This form is used by a party in a family law proceeding to ask the Courts to issue a subpoena. A subpoena is a legal document issued by the Courts.

  • Notice of Discontinuance

    This form is used if you are no longer seeking all or some of the orders previously sought by you. Filing this notice does not prevent any other party from continuing with their case and obtaining orders including for costs.

  • Subpoena: Information for named person or other person (served with a subpoena or a copy of a subpoena) (prescribed brochure)

    This brochure is for people who have been served with: A subpoena, and who are required to comply with the subpoena (named person), or; A copy of a subpoena as a party or interested person, and who may want to object to the inspecting or copying of a document/s to be produced in compliance with the subpoena. It provides information about the use of, and compliance with, subpoenas in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court).

  • Family law and superannuation

    This fact sheet explains how the law deals with superannuation when couples divide their property after the breakdown of a marriage or de facto relationship.

  • Experts conference (prescribed brochure)

    This brochure sets out guidelines to assist people to comply with Part 7.1 of the Family Law Rules (expert evidence). It should be read in conjunction with those Rules.
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