Family Court Litigation Course – Afternoon – Weekend

M1 –  Family Court Processes – up to 2 hours

Ideal participants:  Current or prospect Applicants or Respondents involved in any Family Court Proceedings. This is a core module and is required to be completed before attending the other modules. 

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

M2 –  Separation & Property – up to 2 hours

Ideal participants:  Applicants or Respondents involved in disputes under Family Proceedings Act 1980 and the Property (Relationships) Act 1976.

Module Contents: Principles of separation and dissolving marriages/civil unions. Understanding how the court defines and divides property in a relationship. Looking at how relationship property agreements work and how to draft a valid agreement. The fundamentals of initiating and responding to applications under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976 and how the court process works.

M3 –   Childcare Disputes – up to 2 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 2 hours

Ideal participants:  Applicants or Respondents involved in disputes under the Family Violence Act 2018

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