• Support people in Court Children’s Service adult assessments

    Participating in a Court Children’s Service (CCS) assessment, for example for a Child Impact Report or a Family Report, can be stressful. Having support on the day can help.

  • Interlocutory application

    This form is used if a party to current proceedings wishes to seek further interlocutory or procedural orders.

  • Application in a proceeding

    This form is used if a party to current proceedings wishes to seek further interlocutory or procedural orders. An Affidavit must be filed at the same time stating the facts relied on in support of the orders sought in the Application in a Proceeding.

  • General federal law: Mediation

    This pages provides general advice on the dispute resolution process of mediation.

  • Bankruptcy Information Sheet 1: Presenting a Creditor’s Petition

    This information sheet sets out general information on how to apply to the Court for a sequestration order that makes someone a bankrupt. Proceedings to make someone a bankrupt are commenced by filing (or presenting) a Creditor’s Petition in the Federal Court of Australia (FCA) or the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (FCFCOA). It deals only with petitions that rely upon a debtor’s failure to comply with a Bankruptcy Notice as the act of bankruptcy.

  • Financial or property: Safety and risk

    This page provides information about safety and risk at Court.

  • Affidavit - General federal law and migration

    An affidavit is a written statement where the contents are sworn or affirmed to be true. An affidavit should set out facts, not opinion.

  • Practice and procedure update: Forms

    A number of court forms require amendments due to the commencement of the Family Law Amendment Act 2023 and the Family Law (Information Sharing) Act 2023 (the Family Law Act Amendments). Some forms have had new questions added or the structure of the form has changed. Other forms have only had minor changes to legislation references (sections of the Family Law Act) or words in the instruction pages. To allow parties and practitioners to prepare for the changes, copies of the new forms are…

  • Children: Safety and risk

    This page provides information about safety and risk at Court.

  • Independent Children’s Lawyer

    This page explains the role of the Independent Children’s lawyer in parenting proceedings.
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