Family Law Advice and Referrals toolkit

• Quick guide to using interpreters in legal settings (Women's Legal NSW)
  

• Means Test Indicator
• Legal Aid NSW Application form (fillable PDF)
• Legal Aid NSW Application form (PDF print)

• What happens when your relationship ends
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• De Facto relationships and family law
• Know Your Rights (amica)

• Compulsory Family Dispute Resolution – court procedures and requirements (FCFCOA)
• Family mediation and dispute resolution (Family Relationships Online website)
• Family Dispute Resolution conferences at Legal Aid NSW
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Parenting Matters

• Parenting orders - what you need to know (Attorney-General's Department handbook)
• My ex is not following court orders about our children. What can I do?
• My ex-partner has taken our children without my permission. What can I do?
  • Translation: Arabic
  • Translation: Chinese (traditional)
  • Translation: Vietnamese
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 4: I have a recovery order – what now?
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 5: Changing your child’s name by court order
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 6: Working effectively with your lawyer
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 7: My court documents are ready – what next?
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 8: What you need to know about interim hearings
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 9: What you need to know about final hearings
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 12: How Do I Prepare A Case Outline?
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 13: How Do I Write a Parenting Affidavit?
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 14: Family law process – Children

Relocation and overseas travel with children

• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 1: How do I put my child on the Family Law Watchlist?
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 2: How do I remove my child’s name from the Family Law Watchlist?
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 3: Travelling with my child overseas
• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 11: Family Law and Forced Marriage in NSW
• AFP Family Law Kit (Australian Federal Police)
• Relocation and travel (FCFCOA)

Child support

• Child Support Service - a service for people with child support problems
• Apply for child support online (Services Australia)
• Child Support Estimator (Services Australia)
• Child Support factsheet 1: Taking action to get child support
• Child Support factsheet 2: Taking action to dispute paternity
• Child Support factsheet 3: Applying for leave to change your assessment
• Child Support factsheet 4: Applying for a stay order
• Child Support factsheet 5: Going to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
• Objecting to a Child Support decision form (Services Australia)
• Application to change your assessment - special circumstances form (Services Australia)
• Statutory Declaration - you are a parent of the children named form (Services Australia)

Care and protection

• Being a guardian for a child or young person - facts for carers
• Easy English factsheets for parents dealing with the child protection system (The Bumpy Road)

Adoption

• Are there plans for your child to be adopted?
• When kids in care are adopted
• Are there court proceedings for the adoption of your child?
• Notice of appearance – precedent Supreme Court form (to be filed by birth parent)

Grandparents

• Are you a grandparent? Your legal questions answered

• How do I apply for a Divorce? (FCFCOA)
• Have you been married for less than 2 years? (FCFCOA)

• Property and Financial Agreements and Consent Orders - What You Need to Know (Attorney-General's Department handbook)
• Family Law Property Settlements Workbook (Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre Inc)
• Money and property (Family Relationships Online)
• De facto property regime FAQs (Attorney-General's Department)
• Superannuation splitting (FCFCOA)
• Superannuation information kit (FCFCOA)

• Early Intervention Unit factsheet 10: Financial issues after separation
• Work and Development Orders: Can't pay your fines?
• Are you being squeezed for a debt?
• Divorce and separation financial checklist (Moneysmart)
• Managing your money (Moneysmart)
• Keeping track and lost super (Moneysmart)

• Family Law Early Intervention Unit
• Domestic Violence Unit
• So you want the violence to stop – Advice about domestic violence and help at court
• Family Advocacy and Support Services – legal help and support for families
• Do you need support for your family law problem? Support for Women
• Do you need support for your family law problem? Support for men
• Are you experiencing domestic violence?
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• Are you applying for an AVO? Information for persons in need of protection​​​​​​​ 
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• Charmed and Dangerous: A Woman's Guide to Reclaiming a Healthy Relationship
• Charmed and Dangerous Factsheet 1: Understanding Domestic and Family Violence
• Charmed and Dangerous Factsheet 2: Strangulation and suffocation
• Charmed and Dangerous Factsheet 3: The effects of domestic violence on children
• Charmed and Dangerous Factsheet 4: Preparing to leave
• Advice about your visa if you've been hurt or harmed by your partner
• Domestic Violence Unit Spyware tipsheet
• Domestic Violence Unit Passwords checklist
• Domestic Violence and Renting: Know your rights (Women's Legal Service NSW)
• Family Violence Law Help website (National Legal Aid)