Family Law Information

If you wish to change existing court order, you will need to show that there has been a significant change of circumstances that makes a change necessary.

An AVO offers protection from domestic violence in NSW. An AVO offers protection against Acts of violence such as the following: physical assault, non-physical abuse such as harassment or intimidation, damage or threatened damage to property.

Are my assets included as part of my income?

If you are having trouble serving your divorce application on your spouse, this fact sheet may help you.

In some cases a parent might have substantial property and assets but a low income used in the child support assessment. CSA may consider the parent's property and assets, as well as any income, in deciding the appropriate rate of child support toAss

Australian family law -The constitutional framework

Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs) can be made by consent and without any admission of wrongdoing.

The avert Family Violence training package has been developed to provide a multi-disciplinary training package in family violence that encourages collaboration between professionals who are working in the family law system.

The Family Court and Federal Magistrates Court can deal with the bankruptcy of a party to a marriage or de facto relationship involved in certain family law proceedings.

Every time a parent wishes to take the children overseas for a holiday or permanently, the permission of the other parent must be obtained.

Applications for Divorce (and certain accompanying documents) can now be electronically filed through the Commonwealth Courts Portal. For more information see the User Guide to eFiling Divorce Applications in Family Law

Can my De-facto partner lock me out if I am not on title? The person on title has the "legal" right to exclusively occupy as owner of that property.

In most cases, the order can be enforced even though you may be appealing the decision.

This section provides information about the costs of raising children, how the formula recognises care of your children and the care you have of children from second and subsequent families, and your options for making care arrangements.

The key focus of Case assessment conferences is to ascertain the issues in dispute between the parties. Over the period considered, they involved an information session, assessment of family and case needs, negotiation and directions.

If you disagree with a decision you may need to consider if it is possible to appeal it or have it reviewed. It depends on who made the decision, and what power that person used to make the decision.

A child support agreement will continue to be in force until the day specified in the agreement that it ends, unless terminated earlier. The end date can be express or implied.

The Magellan program was developed to deal with Family Court cases involving serious allegations of physical and sexual child abuse.

Child Abuse or abuse is defined in Section 4(1) of the Family Law Act (1975) as an assault, including a sexual assault, or involving a child in sexual activity, where there is unequal power in the relationship. So it involves both physical and sexual

If the parties were not married, an application may be made to the Family Court or Magistrates' Court (state or federal) for an order that the father of the child pay childbirth expenses (s.67B Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)