Courts
Family Court of Western Australia
Access to court forms, contact details and links to other Family Law related websites and organisations, and information about:
- alternatives to Family Court proceedings
- divorce, child issues and financial issues
- the workings of the court
- proceedings at the court
- adoption applications
Full Court of Family Court of Australia
The Family Court of Australia is a superior court of record and deals with more complex matters.
The Court's goal is to deliver excellence in service for children, families and parties through effective judicial and non-judicial processes, high quality and timely judgments while respecting the needs of separating families.
Our Successful Appeals:
Deiter & Deiter [2011], FamCAFC 82
Phipson & Phipson [2009] FamCAFC 28
Legal Resources:
Information about child support payable, registration of a Child Support Deed and general information regarding child support.
Department for Community Development
Information about adoptions, child protection, child care, complaints, domestic violence, foster care, helplines, parenting, reciprocal child protection procedures.
Family Law Practitioners' Association of Western Australia (FLPAWA)
Established in November 1979 to promote knowledge of Family Law and maintain a high standard of legal representation available to the public. FLPAWA has approximately 290 members including members of the judiciary, barristers and solicitors.
Information about the type and amount of help you will get depending on your finances, legal problem and resources.
Information on the courts, births, deaths and marriages, fines, Justices of the Peace etc. A very useful resource.
Anglicare assists people through crisis and help strengthen and build better relationships. They offer parenting courses for both mothers and fathers.
Centrecare delivers a range of counselling, mediation, support, accommodation and training services from office locations in Perth, Mirrabooka, Joondalup, Carlisle, Bunbury, Kalgoorlie and Esperance. Affiliate offices are in Geraldton and Broome, and throughout Australia.
Relationships Australia offers resources to couples, individuals and families to help enhance and support relationships.
One of Australia's leading Legal Directory of information, news and resources.
Law Society of Western Australia
The Law Society of Western Australia is the professional association for Western Australian barristers and solicitors.
Representing Family Lawyers throughout Australia.
Collaborative Law Professionals WA
Collaborative practice is a dispute resolution process designed to assist you to stay in control of your own decisions and out of court. Your former partner and your respective lawyers make a commitment to work together towards an agreement using a cooperative problem solving approach.
The Australian Government Attorney-General's Department serves the people of Australia by providing essential expert support to the Government in the maintenance and improvement of Australia's system of law and justice and its national security and emergency management systems.
Family Court Counselling and Consultancy Service
Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
