Federal circuit AND
FAMILY court of australia
REGISTRY: ........................................................			File number      

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Applicant
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Respondent
* Repeat as necessary for additional parties
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO WITHDRAW AS LAWYER
Take notice that:
1.	I intend to withdraw as your lawyer in this case.
2.	You have 7 days from the date upon which you receive this notice to either:
(a)	appoint another lawyer; or
(b)	complete, file and serve the enclosed form of notice of address for service. 
3.	If you neither appoint another lawyer nor file a notice of address for service within 7 days from the date on which you receive this notice, then you may not be served with any further documents in this case.
4.	Regardless of paragraph 3 above, the Court and other parties involved in the case can use the following address, telephone number and email (which is your last known residential or business address, telephone number and email) as your address for service (your contact address) until you appoint another lawyer or file a notice of address for service.
[last known residential or business address of the party] Tel: [last known telephone number]
Email: [last known email address]
Filed on behalf of	     	
Prepared by	     	Lawyer’s code	     	
Name of law firm	     	
Address for service in Australia	     	
		State	     	Postcode	     	
Email	     	
Tel	     	Fax	     	Attention	     	

5.	Should you require an interpreter to assist you at Court, you will need to contact the relevant registry as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made prior to any hearing.
6.	This case is next listed before the Court at:
Address of Court: 	[address]
on [insert date of next Court event] at relevant time, incl am /pm]
for [nature of Court event].

Date:      
Signature of lawyer
	
Signed by (print name/s) ................................................... 
of [name of law firm]	

Form approved by the Chief Judge pursuant to Subrule 2.04(1) for the purpose of Subrule 9.03(3) of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)(General Federal Law) Rules 2021 
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