FAQ’s
Resources
Support Services
1800RESPECT
Beyond Blue
Black Dog Institute
Domestic Violence Prevention Centre
DVConnect
DVConnect Mensline
DVConnect Womensline
Lifeline
MensLine Australia
Suicide Call Back Service
White Ribbon
Research
Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS)
Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo Foundation (Parental alienation)
Parental Alienation Australia Research
Family Dispute Resolution
Child Support
Child Support Agency
Child Support Assessment Estimator (Department of Human Services)
Child Support Care Estimator (Department of Human Services)
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Court Resources
Brochures:
Compulsory pre-filing Family Dispute Resolution – court procedures and requirements
Court-based Family Dispute Resolution
Family law changes from May 2024: Factsheet for parents and parties
Have you been married less than two years?
Marriage, families and separation (prescribed brochure)
Parental conflict and its effect on children
Separation and stress
The impact of family violence on children
Videos:
How is the voice of the child heard?
How the Court process works for parenting cases
What is family violence?
What to expect when attending a court hearing
You can separate smarter
Legislation
Convention on the Rights of the Child (20 November 1989)
Family Law Act 1975
Family Law Act 1975: Section 60I
Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Act 2018
Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2018
Family Law Amendment (Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk) Rules 2020
Family Law Rules 2004
Family Law (Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners) Regulations 2008
Family Law (Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners) Regulations 2008: Regulation 25 Family dispute resolution practitioners – assessment of family dispute resolution suitability
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021