Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Forms

The s 60J Acknowledgment is the FCFCOA form a parenting applicant signs to confirm they received information from a family counsellor or FDR practitioner.

The Acknowledgment of Service (Divorce) is the FCFCOA form your spouse, or their lawyer, signs to confirm they received your sole Application for Divorce.

The Affidavit - non-filing of FDR certificate is the FCFCOA form for asking to be exempted from filing a s 60I certificate with a parenting application.

The Affidavit for eFiling Application (Divorce) is the sworn page of an online FCFCOA divorce application, signed by each applicant before a lawyer or JP.

The Affidavit of Debt is the FCFCOA (Division 2) bankruptcy form confirming, before a creditor's petition is heard, that each debt relied on is still owing.

The Affidavit of Search is the FCFCOA (Division 2) bankruptcy form proving a National Personal Insolvency Index search before a creditor's petition hearing.

The Affidavit of Service by Hand (Divorce) is the FCFCOA form in which the person who handed a sole divorce application to the respondent proves service.

The Affidavit of Service by Post (Divorce) is the FCFCOA form a sole divorce applicant swears to prove they posted the application to their spouse. The signed acknowledgment is attached.

The Affidavit of Proof of Signature (non-divorce) is the FCFCOA form proving the signature on an Acknowledgment of Service in non-divorce family law cases.

The Affidavit Proving Signature (Divorce) is the FCFCOA form where a divorce applicant swears the Acknowledgment of Service was signed by their spouse.

The Affidavit Translation of Marriage Certificate is the FCFCOA form a translator swears when a marriage certificate filed for divorce is not in English.

The Annexure to proposed consent parenting orders (current case) is the Federal Circuit and Family Court form on family violence or child abuse risks. Each party attaches it to agreed orders.

The Application - Contempt is the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia form for seeking a contempt finding in a family law matter. It is made under Division 11.2.2 of the Family Law Rules 2021.

The Application - Contravention is the FCFCOA family law form for alleging that a person breached a court order, bond or undertaking without reasonable excuse.

The Application - Enforcement is the FCFCOA family law form for enforcing financial, property or child support orders and obligations, but not parenting orders.

The Application for Consent Orders kit is the FCFCOA form for turning an agreement on parenting, property or maintenance into court orders without a hearing.

The Application in an Appeal is the FCFCOA form for orders in a family law appeal, such as more time, further evidence or review of a registrar's order.

The Application in an Arbitration is the FCFCOA form for court orders about a family law arbitration, such as reviewing or setting aside a registered award.

The FCFCOA Balance Sheet is the template for listing assets, debts, superannuation and financial resources, with both sides' values, in property cases.

The Bankruptcy - Application is the FCFCOA family law form for final orders under the Bankruptcy Act where a bankrupt's trustee is in a property case.

This FCFCOA family law form asks the court to summon a bankrupt or an examinable person for examination under s 81 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966.

The Bankruptcy - Application in a Proceeding is the FCFCOA family law form for interim orders in a Bankruptcy Act proceeding that is already under way.

The Bankruptcy - Apprehension Warrant is the FCFCOA family law warrant to arrest a person who failed to attend court as a Bankruptcy Act summons required.

The Bankruptcy - Arrest Warrant is the FCFCOA family law form for a warrant to arrest a bankrupt under section 78 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966. It is used where a family law case involves a bankrupt party.

The Bankruptcy - Notice of Appearance is the FCFCOA family law form for anyone who wants to appear at a bankruptcy hearing or examination. It is also filed by anyone who opposes a bankruptcy application.

This FCFCOA family law form sets out why a person opposes a Bankruptcy - Application or Bankruptcy - Application in a Proceeding. It is filed with a notice of appearance and an affidavit.

The Bankruptcy - Search Warrant is the FCFCOA family law form of warrant under section 130 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966. It lets police enter premises and seize a bankrupt's property or books for the trustee.

The Bankruptcy - Summons for Examination is the FCFCOA family law summons to examine a person on oath about a bankrupt's affairs. It can also require them to bring listed books.

The FCFCOA Bond form records a bond a person is ordered to enter into under the Family Law Act 1975. It usually follows a finding that they breached a court order.

The Outline of Case Document (Final Hearing) is the FCFCOA family law form each party files before trial. It lists the evidence relied on, a chronology and the party's contentions.

The FCFCOA Certificate of Dispute Resolution is completed by the registrar, mediator or family dispute resolution practitioner after a dispute resolution event. It reports the outcome and how the parties took part.

The FCFCOA Certificate of Readiness is filed by each party before the family law Compliance and Readiness Hearing. It certifies compliance and sets out what is needed for trial.

The Confidential Case Outline (Dispute Resolution) is a Federal Circuit and Family Court form. Each party gives it, without prejudice, before a conciliation conference, family dispute resolution or mediation.

The FCFCOA Enforcement Warrant (Seizure and Sale of Property) lets a payee recover family law money debts by having the payer's property seized and sold. It is sought without notice.

The FCFCOA Financial Questionnaire is filed with an Initiating Application or Response in family law property cases. It sets out each party's contributions, current and future circumstances and the outcome sought.

The FCFCOA Financial Statement is the sworn family law form disclosing a party's income, expenses, assets, super and debts. It is filed in property, maintenance and child support cases.

Form 8 is the application to register a family law arbitration award in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia or the Family Court of WA. A registered award has effect as a court decree.

Form 9 is the application to register a court decree that affirms, reverses or varies a registered family law arbitration award. It is filed in the court where the award is registered.

Form B3A is the FCFCOA (Division 2) bankruptcy application for a Judge to review a Registrar's exercise of power, such as making a sequestration order. It must be filed within 21 days.

Form B6 is the creditor's petition asking the FCFCOA (Division 2) to make a debtor bankrupt under section 43 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966. It includes the verifying affidavit.

The Genuine Steps Certificate is the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia form confirming a party followed the family law pre-action procedures. Each party files it with an Initiating Application or Response.

The Initiating Application (Family Law) starts a case for final orders in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. It is used for parenting, property and maintenance orders.

The FCFCOA Itemised Costs Account is the family law form for claiming party and party costs item by item. It is served when costs have been ordered but not fixed.

The FCFCOA Notice Disputing Itemised Costs Account is used to object to items in a family law party and party costs account. It must be served within 28 days of receiving the account.

The FCFCOA Notice of Appeal starts a family law appeal, or an application for leave to appeal, to Division 1 from a family law order of a judge or magistrate. It is filed within 28 days.

A Notice of Contention is filed by a respondent in a Federal Circuit and Family Court family law appeal. It says the order should stand, but for different reasons.

The Notice of Intervention by Person Entitled to Intervene is used to join a Federal Circuit and Family Court family law case. It is for people the Family Law Act lets intervene without permission.

The Notice of Request to Inspect - Arbitration asks the Federal Circuit and Family Court to release subpoenaed documents. It is used for subpoenas issued for a family law arbitration.

The FCFCOA Notice of change of name tells the court and other parties that a party to a current family law case now uses a new name. Later documents then use that name.

The Notice of child abuse, family violence or risk is a mandatory form in Federal Circuit and Family Court parenting cases. It records safety concerns about children and parties.

The Parenting Questionnaire is filed in Federal Circuit and Family Court parenting cases. It goes with an Initiating Application or Response when no affidavit is required.

The Request for deferral of court fees asks the Federal Circuit and Family Court to let you pay a family law fee later. It applies where filing is urgent or paying now would be unreasonable.

The Request for refund of court fees asks the Federal Circuit and Family Court to repay a family law fee. Examples are a full fee paid while exempt, or a hearing fee for a hearing that did not go ahead.

The Request for File Inspection lets you view a Federal Circuit and Family Court family law file at the registry. It is for parties, their lawyers and independent children's lawyers.

The Response to Divorce is filed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court by a divorce respondent. Use it to correct facts in an Application for Divorce or to ask for it to be dismissed.

The Response to Initiating Application (Family Law) kit is used in the Federal Circuit and Family Court. It lets a respondent oppose parenting or property orders or seek other orders.

The Response to an Application in a Proceeding opposes interim orders sought in a Federal Circuit and Family Court case. It can also ask the court for different orders.

The Response to an Application in an Appeal is used in Federal Circuit and Family Court family law appeals. It opposes orders sought in an application made within the appeal.

The Subpoena - Family Law form asks the Federal Circuit and Family Court to order a person to produce documents, give evidence, or both, in a family law case.

The Superannuation Information Kit is used to request super details from a fund trustee in family law. It supports property settlements and superannuation agreements.

A Third Party Debt Notice enforces a family law money order in the Federal Circuit and Family Court. It directs a third party, such as an employer or bank, to pay the payee.

The Undertaking form records a written promise to the Federal Circuit and Family Court in a family law case. An undertaking has the same force as a court order.

The Undertaking as to disclosure is filed by each party in Federal Circuit and Family Court family law cases before the first court date. Independent children's lawyers do not file one.

The Warrant of arrest is the Federal Circuit and Family Court precedent used after the court orders a person's arrest. It is addressed to the Marshal or police in a family law matter.

The Warrant of commitment is the Federal Circuit and Family Court precedent used after the court orders imprisonment. It directs officers to take the person to a named prison.