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Divorce & Family law
If you have separated or divorced and have come to an agreement about the division of property or for the ongoing care and maintenance of minor children, then you can have these agreements formalised by the Family Courts in a form called Consent Orders.
There are ways to minimise the cost of divorce, particularly as in Australia Divorce is 'no fault'.
An action brought to stop the increase of divorce fees in Australia has not been successful in the Federal Court.
The government has proposed an increase of the Ccourt filing fee for divorce. The proposed divorce fee increase is set to rise from $845.00 to $1,200.00 by 1 July 2015.
