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Fam­i­ly Law is the area of law relat­ing to resolv­ing dis­agree­ments between peo­ple after their rela­tion­ship has fin­ished. Fam­i­ly Law includes divorc­ing, mak­ing arrange­ments for chil­dren and prop­er­ty of the rela­tion­ship, and child support.

A key part of Fam­i­ly Law is Dis­pute Res­o­lu­tion. Dis­pute Res­o­lu­tion is the process of peo­ple talk­ing with each oth­er, with the aim of com­ing to an agree­ment about arrange­ments for chil­dren and prop­er­ty of the rela­tion­ship, and child sup­port. Par­ties can talk with each oth­er about these issues as soon as their rela­tion­ship ends.

The Fam­i­ly Law Court, called the Fed­er­al Cir­cuit and Fam­i­ly Court of Aus­tralia, have made some videos to explain the legal process for par­ent­ing mat­ters, and what fam­i­ly vio­lence is. Please click below to see these videos:

• How the Court process works for par­ent­ing matters
• How the voice of the child is heard?
• What is fam­i­ly violence?

KWILS lawyers, and oth­er legal ser­vices, can assist indi­vid­ual peo­ple who are involved with Fam­i­ly Law matters.