Family Law

The Family Law Practice Division provides advice and representation in family law matters including:

divorce and separation
children's issues
property settlement
intervention orders
other family law issues including injunctions, location and recovery orders, breach and enforcement orders, and disputes about children's passport applications.

Specialist advice for all kinds of child support and maintenance matters is available through the Child Support Unit.

Duty lawyers are available at the Family Law Courts to provide advice and assistance to self represented litigants who are currently involved in court proceedings or are about to start court proceedings.

In addition, the Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) Unit and the Commission's child and family counsellors provide family law conferencing and general FDR services to clients.

Anyone can obtain free family law advice from our Legal Advice service.

To find out more about family law see the Law Handbook Online or attend one of our monthly Free Legal Information seminars videoconferenced across the state.