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    • REVOKED - Family Law Practice Direction: Lighthouse Project and Evatt List

      This Practice Direction was revoked 28 November 2022.
    • Children and international travel after family separation

      This fact sheet provides information for people who want to: apply for an Australian passport for a child, but one of the signatories can not or will not sign the application form; prevent a child they have parental responsibility for from leaving Australia.
    • Children: We have agreed

      This page provides a summary of the options available when you have agreed on arrangements for a child (or children) and parenting after separation.
    • Lighthouse expansion – General fact sheet

      New court process focused on the safety of children and their families by identifying and addressing issues of family violence and other risks.
    • The impact of family violence on children

      This fact sheet provides information about family violence and its harmful effect on children.
    • Recovery orders

      This fact sheet explains what a recovery order is and who can apply for a recovery order. It also includes information about what you can do when a child has been taken from Australia without consent, or has not been returned to Australia.
    • Lighthouse update: Two years of Lighthouse

      Lighthouse update from the Chief Justice - two years since the implementation of Lighthouse
    • Applying to the Court for orders – family law

      This fact sheet is for people who want to file an application with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) for orders. Applying to the Court for orders should be a last resort and only considered after all genuine efforts to resolve the matter have failed.
    • Guide for Independent Children’s Lawyers in the Evatt List

      This Guide summarises the involvement and role of an Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) in the Evatt List, which is a specialist list established in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) to resolve high risk matters. This Guide should be read in conjunction with the Guide for Practitioners.
    • Independent Children’s Lawyer

      This page explains the role of the Independent Children’s lawyer in parenting proceedings.

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  • REVOKED - Family Law Practice Direction: Lighthouse Project and Evatt List

    This Practice Direction was revoked 28 November 2022.
  • Children and international travel after family separation

    This fact sheet provides information for people who want to: apply for an Australian passport for a child, but one of the signatories can not or will not sign the application form; prevent a child they have parental responsibility for from leaving Australia.
  • Children: We have agreed

    This page provides a summary of the options available when you have agreed on arrangements for a child (or children) and parenting after separation.
  • Lighthouse expansion – General fact sheet

    New court process focused on the safety of children and their families by identifying and addressing issues of family violence and other risks.
  • The impact of family violence on children

    This fact sheet provides information about family violence and its harmful effect on children.
  • Recovery orders

    This fact sheet explains what a recovery order is and who can apply for a recovery order. It also includes information about what you can do when a child has been taken from Australia without consent, or has not been returned to Australia.
  • Lighthouse update: Two years of Lighthouse

    Lighthouse update from the Chief Justice - two years since the implementation of Lighthouse
  • Applying to the Court for orders – family law

    This fact sheet is for people who want to file an application with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) for orders. Applying to the Court for orders should be a last resort and only considered after all genuine efforts to resolve the matter have failed.
  • Guide for Independent Children’s Lawyers in the Evatt List

    This Guide summarises the involvement and role of an Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) in the Evatt List, which is a specialist list established in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) to resolve high risk matters. This Guide should be read in conjunction with the Guide for Practitioners.
  • Independent Children’s Lawyer

    This page explains the role of the Independent Children’s lawyer in parenting proceedings.

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