• Family Law: Litigation guardians

    This page explains litigation guardians, including when a person needs a litigation guardian, who can be a litigation guardian and how they are appointed.

  • Personal safety online

    This page provides information about how users can protect their personal safety while online. This includes information about the Court’s quick exit button facility.

  • Social media

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Courts) engages in the following social media channels: X (formerly Twitter) YouTube LinkedIn. What you can expect from the Court If you follow the Courts on these platforms, you can expect short updates with the latest news, information and services. This may include notifications of:

  • Financial or property: I have been served

    This page provides information about your options when you have been served with an application or response for financial or property orders.

  • 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.

  • Fair work: I have been served

    This page explains what to do if you have been served with a Fair Work application.

  • Revoked Information Notices

    Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia Information Notice: The National Arbitration List

  • Media release: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia presents at GARMA following successful First Nations Forum

    Chief Justice the Hon Will Alstergren AO, together with Judge Matthew Myers and Indigenous Family Liaison Officers Kirsty Maylin and Dwayne Coulthard presented at GARMA, outlining the many initiatives of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and (Division 2) (the Courts) that better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
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