• Darwin Registry operations due to Cyclone Fina

    Darwin Registry reopening Monday 24 November

  • National webinars for the profession on the expansion of the Lighthouse model

    Webinars are scheduled for 22 and 24 November that are designed to inform the family law profession about the how the expanded Lighthouse model and associated case management processes will work.

  • FCFCOA Practice Direction – Revocation of Practice Directions and Information Notices

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has developed new rules of court for all proceedings in the Court with effect from 1 September 2021. Various new Practice Directions and Information Notices have been issued to accompany the new rules. This Practice Direction formally revokes a number of outdated or superseded Practice Directions and Information Notices issued by the Family Court of Australia or Federal Circuit Court of Australia prior to the commencement of the operation of the Court on 1 September 2021.

  • Financial or property: My application is urgent

    This page explains what you need to do to notify the Court if your application is urgent.

  • Itemised costs account

    This itemised costs account form may be used when costs have been ordered to be paid as assessed. The party who is entitled to the costs being paid must serve an itemised costs account on the liable party to pay the costs. If there is no dispute, the party liable then pays the amount as ordered.

  • Application for consent orders – proposed orders template

    This template contains the proforma consent orders that are to be typed and filed with your Application for Consent Orders

  • Certificate of Readiness

    This form must be filed and served on the other party/ies in the proceeding and the Independent Children’s Lawyer (if one is appointed) by ordinary service, prior to the Compliance and Readiness hearing. 

  • Family dispute resolution

    This page explains what family dispute resolution is, the benefits of dispute resolution and what happens if agreement is, and is not, reached at dispute resolution

  • Information Publication Scheme plan

    This plan sets out how we will make information available under the Information Publication Scheme (IPS).

  • Separate smarter: We have partially agreed

    This page helps explain some of the dispute resolution options available to try and resolve the issues you don’t agree about after separation.
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