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    • Application – Enforcement

      This form is used to seek enforcement of existing Court orders (except for parenting orders). It is important to read the information on the front sheet of the form.
    • Guide for Independent Children’s Lawyers in the Evatt List

      This Guide summarises the involvement and role of an Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) in the Evatt List, which is a specialist list established in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) to resolve high risk matters. This Guide should be read in conjunction with the Guide for Practitioners.
    • Response to an Application in an Appeal

      This form is used by the respondent/s named in the Application in an Appeal who wishes to oppose the orders sought or asks the Court to make other orders. You will need to file an affidavit with this form.
    • Undertaking as to disclosure

      This form is used to acknowledge your duty of disclosure and to undertake that you have complied and will continue to comply with that duty.
    • 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).
    • Request to attend by electronic communication

      This form is used to seek permission to attend by telephone or video link.
    • Application for exemption of fees – general (family law)

      This form is used to apply for an exemption of fees, in a family law matter, if you are eligible for an exemption.
    • Application in an appeal

      This form is filed together with the Notice of Appeal when: Seeking leave to file out of time; Urgency – a cover letter must also be filed setting out the circumstances of the urgency; Adduce further evidence; Costs if not sought immediately after the appeal. An Affidavit stating the facts relied upon in this application must also be filed.
    • Response to initiating application (do it yourself kit)

      Step-by-step kit to respond to a family law initiating application.
    • Financial Statement Kit (do it yourself kit)

      This form is used if you are a party to a financial or property proceeding including: Financial or property settlement, Maintenance, Child Support; and Financial enforcement

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  • Application – Enforcement

    This form is used to seek enforcement of existing Court orders (except for parenting orders). It is important to read the information on the front sheet of the form.
  • Guide for Independent Children’s Lawyers in the Evatt List

    This Guide summarises the involvement and role of an Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) in the Evatt List, which is a specialist list established in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) to resolve high risk matters. This Guide should be read in conjunction with the Guide for Practitioners.
  • Response to an Application in an Appeal

    This form is used by the respondent/s named in the Application in an Appeal who wishes to oppose the orders sought or asks the Court to make other orders. You will need to file an affidavit with this form.
  • Undertaking as to disclosure

    This form is used to acknowledge your duty of disclosure and to undertake that you have complied and will continue to comply with that duty.
  • 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).
  • Request to attend by electronic communication

    This form is used to seek permission to attend by telephone or video link.
  • Application for exemption of fees – general (family law)

    This form is used to apply for an exemption of fees, in a family law matter, if you are eligible for an exemption.
  • Application in an appeal

    This form is filed together with the Notice of Appeal when: Seeking leave to file out of time; Urgency – a cover letter must also be filed setting out the circumstances of the urgency; Adduce further evidence; Costs if not sought immediately after the appeal. An Affidavit stating the facts relied upon in this application must also be filed.
  • Response to initiating application (do it yourself kit)

    Step-by-step kit to respond to a family law initiating application.
  • Financial Statement Kit (do it yourself kit)

    This form is used if you are a party to a financial or property proceeding including: Financial or property settlement, Maintenance, Child Support; and Financial enforcement

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