Consent Orders|Agreement

A consent order is a written agreement that is approved by a court. A Consent Orders  can cover parenting arrangements for children (a ‘parenting order’) as well as financial arrangements such as property and maintenance.

Consent orders have the same legal force as if they had been made by a judicial officer after a court hearing. You and your former partner can apply for consent orders to be made without going to court.

If proceedings have been started in court before you reach an agreement about the orders you want made by consent, consent orders are still possible.  The proposed orders will need to be set out in writing and the parties are usually asked to sign the document which sets them out.

Signing such a document means you agree with the orders being made and will follow the terms stated in the document.

You should consider obtaining a legal advice about the effect of any proposed consent orders. We have family lawyers who can advise and assist you with the preparation of the consent orders or other family law matters.