• What Court staff can and cannot do for clients - Russian translation

    Russian translation of Что сотрудники Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia и НЕ ИМЕЮТ ПРАВА ИМЕЮТ ПРАВО делать для клиентов

  • Joint Costs Advisory Committee - 2025 Call for Submissions

    JCAC welcomes submissions from interested parties on changes to the quantum of costs allowable to legal practitioners under each court’s scale of costs.

  • What Court staff can and cannot do for clients - Spanish translation

    Spanish translation of Lo que el personal del Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia y NO PUEDE PUEDE hacer por los clientes

  • Children: Recovery orders

    This page explains your options if your child (or children) normally live with you and have not been returned or you are being prevented from spending time with them due to a breach of a parenting order.

  • Bankruptcy - Notice to creditors of annulment application

    This form is used to make an application for the annulment of a bankruptcy under section 153B of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 in a family law proceeding.

  • Missing children

    This page provides information about, and photographs of, children and others who are involved in family law proceedings and are subject to publication orders that have been made by the Court. This may include missing children and a parent or guardian. This page also provides information about publication orders made by the Court which may lift restrictions on publishing specific details of a family law proceeding

  • Media release: Courts continue to innovate to further increase access to justice for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples

    On 11 June 2025, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Divisions 1 and 2) (‘the Courts’) will launch their 2025–2027 ‘Innovate’ Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) which reflects the Courts’ continuing commitment to providing access to justice for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples. The launch, to be held in Brisbane, will feature an address from Aunty Betty McGrady, a Gunggari elder from Southwest Queensland, as well as Deputy Chief Justice Robert McClelland AO.

  • What Court staff can and cannot do for clients - Vietnamese translation

    Vietnamese translation of Những gì nhân viên Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia CÓ THỂ và KHÔNG THỂ thực hiện cho khách hàng

  • How do I apply for consent orders?

    What are consent orders If both parties have reached agreement about parenting, financial or property matters, you can ask the Court to make orders by consent to make your agreement legally binding. Consent orders can also be used to vary or discharge existing family law orders.  You should read the information about parenting and financial and property orders before you proceed.
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