Provided below are links to a range of family law resources that our family lawyers have compiled for your ease of reference. 

Cooper Grace Ward does not manage the content of these websites and therefore cannot guarantee their accuracy. However, if you have any questions or concerns about the content of these resources, we recommend you contact a member of our family law team. Alternatively, you can find out more about our team and how we can assist you on our family law services page.

Family law resources – external websites

Court forms and kits

The Family Court of Australia’s website provides links to many court forms and do-it-yourself kits, including instructions to help you complete and file some of the most common family law applications.

• Family Court of Australia – Court Forms

Information about the Family Law Courts

• Family Court of Australia
• Federal Circuit Court of Australia

Legal Aid Queensland

• Legal Aid
• Women’s Legal Aid

Separation and divorce

• Separation and divorce (Family Law Courts)
• Managing separation and divorce (Relationships Australia)

Parenting

• Family law matters – parenting
• Marriage, families and separation
• Family relationships online
• Adoption – Legal Aid
• Child Support Agency

Marriage

• Getting married (Attorney-General’s Department)

De facto relationships

• What is a de facto relationship?

Same-sex relationships

• Parenting in a same-sex relationship

Family dispute resolution

• Family dispute resolution (Attorney-General’s Department)

Counselling services

• Family relationship services (Attorney-General’s Department)
• Australian Psychological Society
• Australian Counselling Association

Domestic violence

What is domestic violence?

• Violence prevention (Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services)
• Domestic and family violence information
• Brisbane Domestic Violence Service
• Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research (QCDFVR)

Going to Court – domestic violence applications

• Domestic violence orders

Support for children dealing with family violence

• Kids help line

What is elder abuse?

• Elder abuse prevention unit, Qld

LGBTIQ domestic violence

• Information about LGBTIQ domestic violence

Women’s health

• Women’s Legal Service, Qld

Immigrant women’s support service

• Immigrant women’s support service

Regional domestic violence assistance

• Gold Coast Centre against Sexual Assault
• Domestic Violence Prevention Centre, Gold Coast
• Cairns Regional Domestic Violence Service Inc.
• Working Against Violence Support Service Inc. (WAVSS) Woodridge
• Domestic Violence Service (Mackay & region) Inc.
• North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Service
• Caboolture Regional Domestic Violence Service Inc.
• Sunshine Coast Domestic and Family Violence Co-Ordination Service