Your Safety

Lifeline Australia: A national charity providing all Australians experiencing emotional distress with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services. Call: 13 11 14

1800RESPECT: is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence. Call: 1800 737 732

Financial Support:

Navigating a divorce or separation can be an emotionally and financially challenging time. To ensure you have the support you need, we are partnered with JustFund and Plenti to help you manage the cost of legal services so you can continue working towards a resolution for your matter.

JustFund: Flexible payment solutions for family law legal fees.

Plenti: Legal finance for family law clients.

Separation and Family Support

Relationships Australia: Providing support for individuals, families and communities, supporting people to achieve positive and respectful relationships.

Interrelate: Separation support, mental health support, relationship and parenting courses.

Family Relationships online: Information to help strengthen family relationships, and confidential assistance for separating families.

Child Support Calculator: You can use this estimator service to calculate an estimate of your child support payments

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia:

Court etiquette and tips: Information about the etiquette required in court as well as information on how to prepare for court.

Your safety at court: Information about what to do and how the Court can assist you if you have any safety concerns when attending court.

Court Children’s Service (CCS): is staffed by psychologists and social workers who have specialist expertise in the needs of children in families that are separated. The role of the service is to assist parents, registrars and judges make decisions about arrangements that are in the best interests of the children.