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    • Pre-Action Procedures: What to do before you file your Family Law application

      This checklist takes you through the steps or Pre-Action Procedures you need to complete before you do so. These steps will ask you to try and resolve issues with your partner using Dispute Resolution, if it is safe to do so.
    • General Federal Law Practice Direction: Intellectual Property proceedings

      This Practice Direction applies nationally from 1 September 2021 to all intellectual property proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
    • Property and Financial Agreements and Consent Orders – What You Need To Know

      This guide (linked to the Attorney-General's Department) provides information to separating couples about the options for resolving their property arrangements, from an informal agreement through to filing consent orders with the court and litigating the matter in court.
    • Guide for practitioners and parties in Priority Property Pool Cases (PPP Cases)

      This guide sets out the arrangements for the case management of family law financial cases known as ‘Priority Property Pool Cases’ (PPP Cases).
    • Form 7 – Application relating to relevant Property or Financial Arbitration

      This form is for the parties to seek an order in relation to the relevant property or financial arbitration of a dispute
    • Before you file – pre-action procedure for financial or property cases (prescribed brochure)

      This brochure provides information for people considering applying to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) for financial or property orders. In particular, it provides information about pre-action procedures required before starting a case.
    • REVOKED - Family Law Practice Direction – Priority Property Pools under $500,000

      This Practice Direction was revoked 30 October 2023 and replaced by Family Law Practice Direction – Priority Property Pool Cases (FAM-PPP).
    • Media release: New approach for family law property disputes saves time, money and stress for people facing family violence and other risks

      The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (the Court) officially commenced the national expansion of its case management process known as the Priority Property Pool (PPP) which provides a simplified way of resolving property disputes and aims to minimise risk, legal costs, and to preserve the parties’ assets
    • I have just separated, where do I start?

      Frequently asked question response
    • 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.

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  • Pre-Action Procedures: What to do before you file your Family Law application

    This checklist takes you through the steps or Pre-Action Procedures you need to complete before you do so. These steps will ask you to try and resolve issues with your partner using Dispute Resolution, if it is safe to do so.
  • General Federal Law Practice Direction: Intellectual Property proceedings

    This Practice Direction applies nationally from 1 September 2021 to all intellectual property proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
  • Property and Financial Agreements and Consent Orders – What You Need To Know

    This guide (linked to the Attorney-General's Department) provides information to separating couples about the options for resolving their property arrangements, from an informal agreement through to filing consent orders with the court and litigating the matter in court.
  • Guide for practitioners and parties in Priority Property Pool Cases (PPP Cases)

    This guide sets out the arrangements for the case management of family law financial cases known as ‘Priority Property Pool Cases’ (PPP Cases).
  • Form 7 – Application relating to relevant Property or Financial Arbitration

    This form is for the parties to seek an order in relation to the relevant property or financial arbitration of a dispute
  • Before you file – pre-action procedure for financial or property cases (prescribed brochure)

    This brochure provides information for people considering applying to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) for financial or property orders. In particular, it provides information about pre-action procedures required before starting a case.
  • REVOKED - Family Law Practice Direction – Priority Property Pools under $500,000

    This Practice Direction was revoked 30 October 2023 and replaced by Family Law Practice Direction – Priority Property Pool Cases (FAM-PPP).
  • Media release: New approach for family law property disputes saves time, money and stress for people facing family violence and other risks

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (the Court) officially commenced the national expansion of its case management process known as the Priority Property Pool (PPP) which provides a simplified way of resolving property disputes and aims to minimise risk, legal costs, and to preserve the parties’ assets
  • I have just separated, where do I start?

    Frequently asked question response
  • 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.

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