Legal Resources

There are a range of resources to help you to navigate the family law system. There are:

• Self represented litigants handbooks;
• the Case Management Guidelines;
• Information Notes and Practice Directions; and
• links to the family law legislation

You may also find the information kits and brochures and legal advice pages useful.

Government Publications

The Attorney General’s Department have prepared a number of publications to assist separated parties:

• Parenting orders - what you need to know - a practical resource to assist parents with drafting parenting orders
• Property and Financial Agreements and Consent Orders - what you need to know - a practical resource to assist separating and separated couples to prepare financial agreements and consent orders in family law property matters
• Separating with debt - a guide to your legal options – this guide assists separating couples, including those experiencing financial abuse, to safely achieve fair outcomes when dividing responsibility for joint and other debts without going to court (where possible), and at different stages of separation

Family Court Legal Services Directory

The Family Court Legal Services Directory contains contact details for a range of organisations which may provide free or low cost legal advice.

Community Resource Centres

The Western Australian Community Resource Network (WACRN) is comprised of over 100 rural, remote and regional Community Resource Centres (CRCs). The centres are not-for-profit organisations that are independently owned and operated by their local community.

CRCs can provide access to computers, photocopiers, printers, video conferencing and the internet.

You may be able to utilise a CRC near you for preparing and filing your court documents.

Please go to their website for further information http://www.crc.net.au/Our-Network/Pages/default.aspx

Family Law TermFinder

Legal terms can be difficult to understand. Family Law TermFinder is an accessible and reliable plain language translation tool of the most common terminology used in family law.

Family Law TermFinder

Last updated: 6-Apr-2023

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