• Are you having trouble serving your divorce application - Chinese (Traditional) translation

    Chinese Traditional | 繁體中文 translated version of the Are you having trouble serving your divorce application fact sheet

  • Are you having trouble serving your divorce application - Persian (Farsi) translation

    Persian (Farsi) | فارسی translated version of the Are you having trouble serving your divorce application fact sheet

  • Are you having trouble serving your divorce application - Chinese (Simplified) translation

    Chinese simplified translation of the Are you having trouble serving your divorce application fact sheet

  • Supreme Court of Indonesia and the FCFCOA continue strong collaboration in family law outcomes for women and children

    Judges of the FCFCOA visited the Supreme Court of Indonesia in July 2022 to continue discussions under the Memorandum of Understanding between the courts that focuses on improving the quality of services and judicial decisions in family law cases affecting women and children. 

  • How do I access my orders?

    As part of our commitment to the Government’s digital continuity policy, the Court no longer posts hard copies of sealed orders, including divorce orders by mail. Court orders are signed and sealed electronically and available to download from the Commonwealth Courts Portal (the Portal). The Portal provides users with secure web-based access to their court file and documents including divorce and court orders.

  • Financial or property: Spousal maintenance

    What are spousal and de facto maintenance? Spousal maintenance Spousal maintenance is financial support paid by a party to a marriage to their husband or wife (or former husband or wife) in circumstances where they are unable to adequately support themselves. De facto maintenance De facto maintenance is financial support paid by a party to a de facto relationship that has broken down to their former de facto partner in circumstances where they are unable to adequately support themselves.

  • How do I eFile?

    The Commonwealth Courts Portal (the Portal) provides users with secure web-based access to information about their file and access to electronically file (eFile) a range of applications and supporting documents. For Application for Divorce go to How do I apply for a divorce? and see 6. Filing your application.

  • How do I serve family law documents?

    If you are serving a divorce application see How do I serve a divorce? If you are serving documents after a divorce application has been served – see information below. Service is the legal term used to describe the giving or delivering of court documents to another person in a way that satisfies the Court that the person has received them.

  • How do I get a copy of my court orders?

    Frequently asked question response

  • How do I...?

    Family Law Divorce Apply for divorce Prove I am divorced
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