Property and money after separation
Dividing assets (property), including superannuation, and allocating responsibility for debt after separation; the general principles a court will use under the Family Law Act.
If you agree about property and money
Financial agreements and consent orders: legally binding ways to agree how your assets and debts should be divided.
If you don’t agree about property and money
A court application may be the only way to decide a dispute about assets and debts.
Maintenance
When one person pays towards the financial support of their husband or wife or de facto partner (or former husband or wife or de facto partner).
Child support
Parents’ responsibilty to financially support their children to the best of their ability is not changed by separation or divorce.
Costs of maintaining children
Information on the costs of maintaining children.
Superannuation
How the law deals with superannuation when couples are dividing their assets after a marriage/de facto relationship breakdown
Bankruptcy
Applications relating to bankruptcy can be also considered under the Family Law Act if a court is dealing with financial or property order after marriage/de facto relationship breakdown and separation.
Complying with financial orders
When orders are made, each person bound by the order must follow it; enforcement options