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Read MoreIf there is an agreement reached in a family law matter regarding parenting and/or property you may wish to file an application for consent orders with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. Consent orders are orders of the Court that have been reached with the consent of the parties involved.
Consent orders are generally time and cost effective when an agreement has already been reached. Consent orders are also binding upon parties to the proceeding and enforceable by the Court.
Consent Orders can be applied for directly by filing an application in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia along with terms of proposed consent orders. There is currently a filing fee of $170.00.
After an application is lodged, the application will be considered before a Judicial Registrar who will determine whether or not the Court should make the orders as sought in the application.
The Judicial Registrar will make the orders as sought if they are satisfied that the orders are in the best interest of the Child for parenting matters, or just and equitable for property matters. If the Judicial Registrar has any queries or concerns about the application for consent orders, or requires further evidence the Judicial Registrar can raise requisitions to the application and provide the parties with an opportunity to provide their response. Thereafter, the application will be considered with the response and the application may either be dismissed by the Court or approved.
Consent orders can also be reached between parties to a proceeding at any stage either on an interim-interim, interim or final basis.
Pursuant to section 79A of the Family Law Act (Cth), property orders can be varied with a substitute order made if appropriate or property orders can be set aside under the following circumstances:
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