The Private Child Arrangements guide has been extensively reviewed and updated to ensure that the commentaries and precedents are in line with current law and practice. Read more...

The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 heralds the biggest change to divorce law for decades and a new guide tailored to fit the new process has been published. The commentary and matter plan both guide practitioners through the new process, and new letters reflect the updated terminology.

The By Lawyers Financial Remedies Guide has been reviewed and updated to ensure that the commentaries and precedents are in line with current law and practice. Read more...

Two new precedent affidavits for expert reports have been added to the Property Settlement and Children matter plans in the Family Law

Rule 6.02 of the Family Law Rules 2021 provides that a party must file a written notice stating that they have read Parts 6.1 and 6.2 of the

A new precedent for use when obtaining expert evidence has been added to the Family Law guides.

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) commences operation on 1 September 2021.

n response to a user request, we have compiled four example content documents covering the four most common concise financial remedy orders: Concise clean break order with one joint account to close and one property to be sold; Concise clean break order with a lump sum payment, one pension to be shared and one property to be transferred; Concise order with spousal maintenance, one pension to be shared and one property to be transferred; and Concise Mesher order for deferred sale. These can be found in the Financial Remedy guide, within the C. Settling it early folder. They are alongside a Template Financial remedy order into which the example content can be copied and pasted. The paragraphs in the Clauses for a Financial remedy order (The Orders Project - Financial Remedy Omnibus) can be used to supplement the new concise orders to cater for more complex situations. We have also produced a Deed of assignment to secure legal costs - Sears Tooth Agreement also in response to a user request. This can be found in the Getting the matter underway folder.

The new family law court, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA), commences 1 September 2021.

A new section 'Immigration status' has been added to the Divorce section of the By Lawyers reference manual 101 Family Law Answers.

For the assistance of practitioners conducting family law property dealings, a new folder has been added to the By Lawyers Family Law public

The By Lawyers Family Law Children publication has been reviewed. Resulting updates and enhancements to the commentary and precedents includ

A number of recent family law cases have been added to 101 Family Law Answers.

To complement the new ‘Your Finances’ app for gathering financial information from clients, two new letters have been added to the Financial Remedy guide. The first, Letter to client instructed to commence proceedings with financial remedy – Form E shared via LawConnect, contains step-by-step instructions for using LawConnect which clients can follow. The second, Letter to client with financial statement for signing – eSignature, contains guidance for clients on signing the Financial Statement using DocuSign. We invite you to explore these new letters. Comments and feedback are always welcomed.

The Lighthouse Project is a new family-violence and risk screening initiative that will run in both the Family Court and the Federal Circuit