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Family Court Legal Glossary

Plain-language definitions of 74 legal terms commonly used in Australian family court proceedings. Sourced from the Family Law Act 1975 and FCFCOA official resources.

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Family Court Legal Glossary

Abuse (Child)

Address for Service

Adjourn

Affidavit

Annexure

Appeal

Applicant

Arbitration

Best Interests of the Child

Binding Financial Agreement (BFA)

Case

Case Assessment Conference

Child Support

Compliance

Conciliation Conference

Consent Order

Contravention

Costs Order

Court Child Expert

Court Hearing

Court Order

Deputy Registrar

Disclosure

Discovery

Divorce Order

Duty Lawyer

eFiling

Enforcement Order

Ex Parte Hearing

Exhibit

Family Consultant

Family Dispute Resolution (FDR)

Family Law Act 1975

Family Report

Family Violence

Family Violence Order (FVO / AVO / IVO)

Filing

Final Order

Financial Statement

Form

Independent Children's Lawyer (ICL)

Initiating Application

Injunction

Interim Order

Interlocutory Order

Judgment

Judicial Officer

Judicial Registrar

Jurisdiction

Legal Aid

Live With / Spend Time With

Mediation

Notice of Risk

Parental Responsibility

Parenting Order

Parenting Plan

Party / Parties

Precedent

Procedural Order

Property Settlement

Recovery Order

Registrar

Respondent

Response

Sealed Copy

Section 60I Certificate

Self-Represented Litigant (SRL)

Service

Spousal Maintenance

Subpoena

Superannuation Split

Supervised Time

Transcript

Undertaking

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