Family Court Litigation Course

M1 –  Family Court Early Stages – up to 3 hours

Ideal participants:  Current or prospect Applicants or Respondents involved in any Family Court Proceedings.

Module Contents: An overview of the Family Justice System, legislation, and general  proceedings types and tracks. How to initiate and respond to applications and conferences, when and how to do things according to the prescribed rules, writing affidavits, memoranda and submissions.

M2 –  Family Court Process – up to 3 hours

Ideal participants:  Current or prospect Applicants or Respondents involved in any Family Court Proceedings.

Module Contents: How to deal with Court hearings. How  to initiate and respond interlocutory matters and notices. The evidential requirements in the family court. and how the evidence is assessed in the family court, types of evidence, cross-examination and  witnesses summons. 

M3 –   Care of Children Disputes – up to 3 hours

Ideal participants:  Applicants or Respondents involved in disputes under the Care Of Children Act 2004.

Module Contents: The fundamentals of  initiating and responding to applications , Setting a pragmatic child-focused litigation strategy. gain insight into the Court’s legal and psychological perspective and assessment criteria for matters relevant to the Care of Children disputes.

M4 –  Family Violence Litigation – up to 3 hours

Ideal participants:  Applicants or Respondents involved in disputes under the Family Violence Act

Module Contents: The fundamentals of initiating and responding to applications under the Family Violence Act 2018, dealing with Police safety orders, setting a pragmatic realistic litigation strategy, gain insight into the Court’s  assessment criteria relevant to the Family Violence.