• Media release: New family law Critical Incident List to help make arrangements for children during a time of crisis

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has established a fast-tracked process to help families who need to make appropriate arrangements for children where no parent is available as a result of death, critical injury, or incarceration relating to family violence.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • How do I serve family law documents?

    If you are serving a divorce application see How do I serve a divorce? If you are serving documents after a divorce application has been served – see information below. Service is the legal term used to describe the giving or delivering of court documents to another person in a way that satisfies the Court that the person has received them.

  • Disclosure log

    This page provides information about the Court’s disclosure log, which contains a list of information that has been released in response to an FOI access request.

  • Deputy Principal Registrar and National Family Law Registrar

    The Deputy Principal Registrar supports the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar in all managerial elements of administering and running the business of the Court, including in overseeing the national management of registrars

  • Annual reports

    Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) Annual Reports Family Court Annual Reports

  • 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.

  • Appendix 8 - Contact details

    Chambers of the Chief Judge Chief Judge Will Alstergren GPO Box 9991 Melbourne VIC 3001 Office of the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar David Pringle GPO Box 9991 Melbourne VIC 3001

  • Children: I have been served

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