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Alan Weiss

25th March, 2020

Alan Weiss developed aussiedivorce.com.au after he experienced himself how devastating divorce proceedings can be. I witnessed firsthand my own future security, and that of my familys, being destroyed by acrimonious and costly divorce litigation. I created aussiedivorce.com.au to help people avoid an experience like this and lose thousands of dollars. Instead the aussiedivorce.com.au system will assist them in getting on with their lives.

Family dispute resolution means trying to come to an agreement

Family dispute resolution as refer in section 60I of the Family Law Act 1975 means trying to come to an agreement about your family arrangements, rather than going to court. It helps couples who have separated sort out their disputes. Resolving your differences you'll save yourself time, money and a whole lot of stress.

The object of this section is to ensure that all persons who have a dispute make a genuine effort to resolve that dispute by family dispute resolution before filing an appliaction with the Court. Some exceptions to this requirement apply - for example, in situations involving family violence or child abuse, or in urgent matters.

The process is led by a family dispute resolution practitioner who can help you discuss the issues, look at options and work out how to reach agreement. The family dispute resolution practitioner can give you a certificate at the end of the process.

The certificate may say you have:

  • been to family dispute resolution with your ex-partner (or other involved person) and you both genuinely tried to sort out an agreement
  • been to family dispute resolution with your ex-partner (or other involved person) and one or both of you did not genuinely try to come to an agreement
  • tried to go to family dispute resolution, but the other person did not turn up or did not want to participate.

The certificate may also say you do not need to participate if it is difficult for you to participate equally in the dispute resolution process, including if there is family violence or child abuse.

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Author

Alan Weiss

25th March, 2020

Alan Weiss developed aussiedivorce.com.au after he experienced himself how devastating divorce proceedings can be. I witnessed firsthand my own future security, and that of my familys, being destroyed by acrimonious and costly divorce litigation. I created aussiedivorce.com.au to help people avoid an experience like this and lose thousands of dollars. Instead the aussiedivorce.com.au system will assist them in getting on with their lives.