Marriage Separation & Family Law Forms

Notify Centrelink within 14 days of separating. Even if you do not currently receive payments, this triggers...

Get a child support assessment if you have children under 18 (or under 19 in full-time secondary school). The...

When agreement is impossible — file an Initiating Application. This commences contested family law proceedings and lets...

Mandatory if you allege any of: family violence, child abuse, risk of family violence, risk of child abuse,...

The date of separation triggers nearly every later step — divorce eligibility (12 months separated), property pool...

Joint accounts can be drained by either party in minutes. The rule from family lawyers everywhere: take half (or what...

Pull your three credit files immediately. You need to see every loan and credit card in your name (your spouse may have...

A separation triggers a long admin tail of beneficiary changes. Anything that names your spouse will, by default, still...

After 12 months of separation you can apply for a divorce order. Australia is a no-fault jurisdiction — you do NOT have...

In every Australian state, marriage revokes a previous will but separation alone does NOT. Until divorce, your existing...

Super does not flow through your will — it is paid by the fund trustee under their rules and any binding death...

You will need legal advice for nearly every step of the separation. Most family lawyers offer a free or fixed-fee...

For any parenting dispute you must attempt Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) and obtain a Section 60I Certificate before...

If you and your spouse can agree on property division, lodge it as Consent Orders — the court rubber-stamps the...

A Binding Financial Agreement is a private contract made under the Family Law Act ss 90C/90D (married) or 90UC/90UD (de...

Super is matrimonial property and can be split between separating couples. Done either by Consent Orders, Court Orders,...

Transfers of real estate or vehicles between spouses under family law orders are EXEMPT from stamp/transfer duty in...

Apply for a Family Violence Order (FVO) — protects you and your children from physical, emotional, financial, or...

Spousal maintenance is income support paid by one spouse to the other after separation. Available where one spouse...

Separation changes how you and your spouse are taxed: family tax benefit thresholds, Medicare Levy Surcharge, private...