Which Document Will Help You With Divorce in Queensland?

Filing for divorce? It’s important to know what documents you should prepare in order to help you in your divorce hearing.

If what you are wanting to obtain is a divorce, you will need to complete an Application for Divorce and file the Application and other required documents at the Registry of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. The relevant divorce papers Qld and for Australia, can be downloaded from the Family Law Courts website
www.familylawcourts.com.au

In order to apply for a divorce in Australia, you must have lived separately and apart for a period of not less than twelve months before the date that your application for divorce is filed and there must be no reasonable likelihood of a reconciliation. Either you or your former partner must also satisfy certain requirements regards Australian residency, domicile or citizenship.

You will need to provide the Court with a copy of your marriage certificate when filing for divorce as well as an English translation and Affidavit from the translator if your certificate is not in English. You may also need to provide the Court with a copy of documents establishing Australian citizenship. Dependent upon your circumstances, there may be some further documents that the Court may require.

If you qualify for getting a divorce in Qld or another state, then provided that you supply the necessary information to satisfy the Court, provide the copy marriage certificate with the Application and meet any requirement for service of the Application on your former partner, in the usual case, you can generally expect that your application for a divorce will be granted. The information that is required for getting a divorce in Qld and other states is set out in the Application. You should obtain legal advice regarding whether in your circumstances, any further documents in addition to those identified in this article, may be required to be filed at Court.

You can make a sole Application or a joint Application which your former partner and you will both sign. If you make a sole Application, you must then arrange for the Application to be served on your former partner. There are specific requirements for service.

You will need to show in the Application that appropriate arrangements have been made for the welfare of dependent children but the granting of a divorce does not decide issues about arrangements for your children, property or maintenance.

If you have separated from your former partner, you will also need to make a property settlement which needs to be confirmed by a final and binding agreement. This can be done by obtaining Consent Orders which are issued by the Court but you do not need to go to Court to obtain them. You may also wish to have Consent Orders for arrangements for your children or a parenting plan That plan is not a legally enforceable document but can help with help with confirming arrangements for children that you and your former partner have agreed in principle.

For more information on getting a divorce in Qld or Australia, click here. Or contact our family lawyers today for a free 15 minute consultation.