Going to Court

Going to Court

Both the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court are located in the Commonwealth Law Courts Building on the corner of George and O’Connell Streets, Parramatta (directly opposite Parramatta Park). Arriving at Court When you first arrive at Court you will have to...
Child Support

Child Support

Child support legislation was first introduced in 1989. The effect of the legislation was to change the calculation of child support from Court determined and payee collected, to an amount calculated by a mathematical formula and collected by the Child Support Agency...
DNA Testing

DNA Testing

In some family law matters involving children, there can be a dispute as to the paternity of the child in question.  Disputes as to paternity can also arise in the context of child support applications, as the child support agency has very clear guidelines on who is...
Legal Aid

Legal Aid

Legal Aid is available for many family law matters, and in some circumstances for child support applications. The Legal Aid Commission has a focus on Dispute Resolution. Therefore, in most cases, a grant will initially be provided for the parties and their legal...
Family Dispute Resolution

Family Dispute Resolution

If you are experiencing a family dispute or breakdown and need to arrange a mediation session there may be a significant waiting period involved.  We would like to remind our clients that the Family Relationship Centre at Blacktown currently has much shorter waiting...
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