Family Law Links
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Family Law
ADR / Mediation
- Information Toolkit – ADR / Mediation (14 view/s)
- Referral Law Firms – ADR / Mediation (11 view/s)
- LegalPedia – Mediation – a short guide (32 view/s)
- Family Relationships Australia – Parenting agreements (9 view/s)
- Qld Law Handbook (Caxton Legal Centre) – Alternative Dispute Resolution (6 view/s)
- Family Relationships Australia – Family mediation and dispute resolution (6 view/s)
- Qld Law Society – Find an Approved Mediator (6 view/s)
- Family Relationships Australia – Alternatives to court (4 view/s)
- Family Relationships Australia – Family Dispute Mediation (2 view/s)
- Qld Courts – Money disputes (2 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Family Dispute Resolution (1 view/s)
- Family Relationships Australia (1 view/s)
- Qld Law Society – Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures (1 view/s)
- Qld Courts – Arranging ADR through the courts (0 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Before you file – pre-action procedure for financial cases (0 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Before you file pre-action procedure for financial cases (0 view/s)
- Family Relationships Australia – Types of help (0 view/s)
Binding Financial Agreements
- Information Toolkit – Binding Financial Agreements (44 view/s)
- Referral Law Firms – Binding Financial Agreements (14 view/s)
- Qld Government – Pre-nuptial agreements (24 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Financial Statement Kit (do it yourself kit) (10 view/s)
- Amica – Relationship difficulties (9 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – If you agree about property and finance (7 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Property and financial agreements (4 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – If you agree about property and money (0 view/s)
Breaching Orders or Agreements
- Information Toolkit – Breaching Orders or Agreements (25 view/s)
- Referral Law Firms – Breaching Orders or Agreements (12 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Breaching family court orders (9 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – How do I apply to the court when parenting orders have been breached or not complied with? (3 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Complying with Financial Orders (1 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Complying with orders about children (1 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Family Court – Application Contravention (1 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Enforcement Warrant – Seizure & Sale of Property (1 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Complying with children's orders (0 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Family Court Orders-breaches (0 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Children's orders-compliance (0 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Court Orders- consequences and obligations (0 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Breaching a Court Order (0 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Compliance with children's court orders (0 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Contravention Orders (0 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Contravention – Parenting Orders (0 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Breaching Family Court Orders (0 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court – Compliance with Parenting Orders (0 view/s)
- Qld Law Handbook (Caxton Legal Centre) – Contravention of Parenting Orders (0 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court Application Contravention (0 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Family Court orders – breaches (0 view/s)
Child Support / Child Maintenance
- Information Toolkit – Child Support / Child Maintenance (12 view/s)
- Referral Law Firms – Child Support / Child Maintenance (0 view/s)
- Services Australia – Parent’s Guide to Child Support (14 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Child Support (4 view/s)
- Services Australia – Separated parents and child support (2 view/s)
- Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) – A Guide to Calculating the Costs of Children (2 view/s)
- Services Australia – Change of circumstances that affect your child support (2 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Collecting and Enforcing Child Support (1 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Disagreeing with a Child Support Decision (1 view/s)
- Qld Law Handbook (Caxton Legal Centre) – Making an Application to Court for the Maintenance of an Adult Child (1 view/s)
- Services Australia – Individuals and Child Support (0 view/s)
- Services Australia – Child Support Assessment Formula (0 view/s)
- Services Australia – Recovering Child Support (0 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Child Support Agreements (0 view/s)
- Services Australia – Child Support Assessment (0 view/s)
Women’s Legal Service Qld – Child Support (0 view/s) - Qld Law Handbook (Caxton Legal Centre) – Child Maintenance and Child Support (0 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – What is Child Support? (0 view/s)
- Services Australia – Child Support (0 view/s)
Phone: 131 272 or 1800 241 272 - Services Australia – Child Support Agency (0 view/s)
Phone: Ph: 131 272 - General inquiries Ph: 1800 132 468 - Child support feedback and complaints service
Divorce
- Information Toolkit – Divorce (45 view/s)
- Referral Law Firms – Divorce (11 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Divorce (51 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court – How do I apply for a Divorce? (31 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Divorce (24 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Divorce Kit (11 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court – How do I serve a divorce? (6 view/s)
- Qld Law Handbook (Caxton Legal Centre) – Dissolution of Marriage (6 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Relationships and Children (4 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Response to divorce (3 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court – Applying for a divorce (3 view/s)
- Qld Government – Ending a marriage or de facto relationship (3 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Separation and Divorce (2 view/s)
- Family Relationships Australia – Divorce (2 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court – How do I prove I am divorced? (1 view/s)
- Qld Law Handbook (Caxton Legal Centre) – Procedure to obtain a divorce (1 view/s)
- Qld Government – How do I get a divorce? (0 view/s)
- Australian Government – Getting divorced (0 view/s)
Domestic Violence Orders / Protection Orders
- Referral Law Firms – Domestic Violence Orders / Protection Orders (55 view/s)
- Information Toolkit – Domestic Violence Orders / Protection Orders (47 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Domestic and family violence publications (8 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – How to apply for a domestic violence order (5 view/s)
- Qld Courts – What is domestic violence? (5 view/s)
- SCOPE (Suncoast Cooloola Outreach Prevention and Education) (4 view/s)
- Qld Courts – Videos on domestic violence court process (4 view/s)
- Tenants Qld – Tenancy law toolkit for domestic and family violence service providers in Queensland (2 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – You and family law—a short guide (2 view/s)
- DVConnect – Mensline (2 view/s)
- QPS – Domestic Violence (2 view/s)
- Family Relationships Australia – Dealing with family & domestic violence (2 view/s)
- Qld Courts Benchbook – Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (2 view/s)
- DVConnect – Womensline (0 view/s)
- Suncoast Cooloola Outreach Prevention and Education (0 view/s)
- Qld Courts – Magistrates Court – Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 Benchbook (0 view/s)
Family Law/ Federal Circuit Court
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court – Compulsory Family Dispute Resolution – court procedures and requirements (10 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Duty of disclosure (6 view/s)
- Federal Magistrates Court of Australia – The first court event – helpful information (5 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court – Tips for your court hearing (5 view/s)
- LegalPedia – Alternative Dispute Resolution (0 view/s)
Grandparents
- Referral Law Firms – Grandparents (2 view/s)
- Information Toolkit – Grandparents (1 view/s)
- Qld Government – Maintaining family connections (22 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court – Grandparents – useful contacts (1 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court – Grandparents and other family members (0 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court – Parenting Orders – obligations, consequences and who can help (0 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court – Compliance with parenting order (0 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Caring for children when you are not their parent (0 view/s)
- Qld Government – Kinship care contacts and support (0 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Child protection legal information (0 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Do you have a grandchild in your care? (0 view/s)
International Child Abduction
- Referral Law Firms – International Child Abduction (1 view/s)
- Information Toolkit – International Child Abduction (1 view/s)
- Attorney-General’s Department – International Parental Child Abduction (3 view/s)
- The Hague Convention – Child Abduction Section (1 view/s)
- Attorney-General’s Department – Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1 view/s)
- International Social Service Australia – (free legal advice) (1 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Australian Federal Police – The Family Law Watchlist (1 view/s)
If you have an urgent family law matter after hours, you can contact the Courts' after hours service on 1300 352 000 (excluding WA) or 1800 199 008 (WA only). This should only be used in emergencies, such as when an urgent order is required when there is a risk of a child being removed from Australia before the next working day. - DFAT – Child Alert Requests (up to 18 years of age) (1 view/s)
You may also wish to consider a Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) Child Alert Request. For information about child alerts, contact the Australian Passport Information Service on 13 12 32 or visit the Child alert requests page on the DFAT website. - International Child Abduction (Child over 16yrs)
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Unfortunately, the Convention ceases to apply when the child turns 16. The return of the child between the ages of 16 and 18 must be sought under the general provisions of Part VII of the Family Law Act. - Attorney-General’s Department – Commonwealth Legal Financial Assistance (0 view/s)
- Attorney-General’s Department (0 view/s)
- International Social Service Australia (0 view/s)
- DFAT (0 view/s)
The 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre in Canberra can also be contacted for assistance from anywhere in the world on +61 2 6261 3305 or 1300 555 135 (local call cost within Australia). - Family Relationships Australia – Advice Line (0 view/s)
Advice Line - Call: 1800 050 321 or +61 7 3423 6878 from outside Australia Relationships Australia Phone: 1300 364 277 - Attorney-General’s Department – International Parental Child Abduction (0 view/s)
- Attorney-General’s Department – Australia – Egypt Agreement (0 view/s)
- Attorney-General’s Department – Australia – Lebanon Agreement (0 view/s)
- Passports Office (0 view/s)
If you think a passport may be issued for a child in another country, contact the embassy of that country. A Child Alert Request does not place the child on the Family Law Watchlist. Passports Office Phone: 131 232 Email: passports.australia@dfat.gov.au - Federal Circuit and Family Court – Children and international travel after family separation (0 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Moving or Travelling with Children Overseas (0 view/s)
- Amica – Parenting Arrangements (0 view/s)
- Australian Federal Police – Family Law Kit (0 view/s)
- Attorney-General’s Department – Questions about international child abduction and access (0 view/s)
- Attorney-General’s Department – If your child has been abducted from Australia—what should you do? (0 view/s)
If your child has been taken to a country that is not a member of the Hague Convention, you may be able to get assistance from the Consular Branch of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The service operates 24 hours a day and can be contacted on 1300 555 13
Miscellaneous
- SCLS Referral Law Firms (0 view/s)
- Family Law Toolkit (0 view/s)
- SCLS – Commonly Arising Limitation Dates/Schedule of Limitation (112 view/s)
- Legalpedia – Extensions of time (43 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Court Fees (Family Law) (15 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Can I get legal aid? (10 view/s)
- Family Relationship Centre Sunshine Coast (9 view/s)
- Federal Circuit Court and Family Court – The courts place a priority on safety and can assist you when attending court (5 view/s)
- UnitingCare – Keeping families together (5 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Application form – Use this form to apply for legal aid in Queensland (3 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Disclosures and subpoenas (2 view/s)
- QPS – Operational Procedures Manual (2 view/s)
- Family Law TermFinder – online help with legal terms (1 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – The Means Test (1 view/s)
Parenting
- Information Toolkit – Parenting (56 view/s)
- Referral Law Firms – Parenting (28 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Consent orders, parenting orders and parenting plans guide (23 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Application for consent orders (19 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Pre-action procedure for parenting cases (3 view/s)
- Qld Law Society – Alternatives Dispute Resolution (3 view/s)
- Family Relationships Australia – Children & parenting after separation (2 view/s)
- Relationships Australia (Qld) – Filling out consent orders (1 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Dispute Resolution and Consent Orders (1 view/s)
Property Division
- Information Toolkit – Property Division (49 view/s)
- Referral Law Firms – Property Division (4 view/s)
- Family Relationships Australia – Money and property (79 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Property and money (24 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Dividing property fairly (7 view/s)
- Qld Law Society – Alternative dispute resolution (7 view/s)
- Women’s Legal Service Qld – Property (7 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Before you file pre-action procedure for financial settlements (5 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Dividing your Property (4 view/s)
- Amica – Parenting and Property (4 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – DIY kit- Application for consent orders (3 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Family Dispute Resolution- separation and finances (0 view/s)
Separation
- Information Toolkit – Separation (50 view/s)
- Referral Law Firms – Separation (12 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Consent orders, parenting orders and parenting plans guide (23 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Separation (19 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Separation and Divorce (14 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – You and family law – a short guide (14 view/s)
- Amica – De Facto Couples (11 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Marriage, families and separation (prescribed brochure) (10 view/s)
- Attorney-General’s Department – Parenting orders – what you need to know (5 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Relationships and Separation (1 view/s)
- LegalAid Qld – Divorce and Separation (1 view/s)
- Relationships Australia (Qld) – Separation Services (1 view/s)
- Relationships Australia (Qld) – Children and Separation (0 view/s)
- Relationships Australia (Qld) – Responses to Separation (0 view/s)
- Federal Circuit and Family Court – Separation (0 view/s)