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    • I have filed an application, how do I serve it?

      Frequently asked question response
    • Response to initiating application (do it yourself kit)

      Step-by-step kit to respond to a family law initiating application.
    • Originating Application – Fair Work Division

      This form is used for commencing a proceeding in the Fair Work Division of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).
    • Divorce: I have been served with a divorce application

      This page explains what to do when you have been served a divorce and how to respond.
    • How do I get a copy of my divorce order (proof of divorce)?

      If your divorce was AFTER February 2010 you can print your divorce order from the Commonwealth Courts Portal, once your divorce is finalised (usually one month and one day after your divorce hearing). There is no fee to print a divorce order from the Portal. Divorce orders after this date are digital orders with an electronic seal and signature and are the only form of proof of divorce provided by the Court.
    • Are you having trouble serving your divorce application?

      If you are having trouble serving your divorce application on your spouse, this fact sheet may help you. It explains the two options you have when you cannot serve your divorce application on your spouse – seeking an order to serve the other party in a way other than personal service or seeking to ‘dispense with service’. A Court order is required for both options.
    • Practice and procedure update: Applications for Review of Registrar decisions in family law

      This update provides important information about Applications for Review filed after close of filing on Wednesday, 10 December 2025.
    • Practice and procedure update: Applications for Review of Registrar decisions in family law

      This update provides important information about Applications for Review filed after close of filing on Friday 15 November 2024. Please be advised that an Application for Review filed on or after 15 November 2024 may not be able to be heard prior to the commencement of the Court shutdown period, being close of business, Tuesday 24 December 2024.
    • Application for review - family law and child support proceedings

      This form is used to apply to the Court for a review of the exercise of a power by a Registrar in proceedings other than appeal proceedings. Use an Application in an Appeal to make application for review of an exercise of power by a Registrar in appeal proceedings.
    • Applications for Review in family law – Frequently Asked Questions

      What types of decisions can be reviewed? You can apply for a review of an order or decision made by a Senior Judicial Registrar or Judicial Registrar in the exercise of a power referred to in the table in clause 2 of Schedule 4 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021. How long do I have to file an Application for Review? You have 21 days from the date the Registrar made the decision to submit an Application for Review.

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  • I have filed an application, how do I serve it?

    Frequently asked question response
  • Response to initiating application (do it yourself kit)

    Step-by-step kit to respond to a family law initiating application.
  • Originating Application – Fair Work Division

    This form is used for commencing a proceeding in the Fair Work Division of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).
  • Divorce: I have been served with a divorce application

    This page explains what to do when you have been served a divorce and how to respond.
  • How do I get a copy of my divorce order (proof of divorce)?

    If your divorce was AFTER February 2010 you can print your divorce order from the Commonwealth Courts Portal, once your divorce is finalised (usually one month and one day after your divorce hearing). There is no fee to print a divorce order from the Portal. Divorce orders after this date are digital orders with an electronic seal and signature and are the only form of proof of divorce provided by the Court.
  • Are you having trouble serving your divorce application?

    If you are having trouble serving your divorce application on your spouse, this fact sheet may help you. It explains the two options you have when you cannot serve your divorce application on your spouse – seeking an order to serve the other party in a way other than personal service or seeking to ‘dispense with service’. A Court order is required for both options.
  • Practice and procedure update: Applications for Review of Registrar decisions in family law

    This update provides important information about Applications for Review filed after close of filing on Wednesday, 10 December 2025.
  • Practice and procedure update: Applications for Review of Registrar decisions in family law

    This update provides important information about Applications for Review filed after close of filing on Friday 15 November 2024. Please be advised that an Application for Review filed on or after 15 November 2024 may not be able to be heard prior to the commencement of the Court shutdown period, being close of business, Tuesday 24 December 2024.
  • Application for review - family law and child support proceedings

    This form is used to apply to the Court for a review of the exercise of a power by a Registrar in proceedings other than appeal proceedings. Use an Application in an Appeal to make application for review of an exercise of power by a Registrar in appeal proceedings.
  • Applications for Review in family law – Frequently Asked Questions

    What types of decisions can be reviewed? You can apply for a review of an order or decision made by a Senior Judicial Registrar or Judicial Registrar in the exercise of a power referred to in the table in clause 2 of Schedule 4 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021. How long do I have to file an Application for Review? You have 21 days from the date the Registrar made the decision to submit an Application for Review.

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