Family Court of Australia
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The Family Court of Australia was a specialist federal court that dealt primarily with complex family law matters such as divorce, parenting disputes, and property settlements.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Family Court of Australia (Sydney registry) | 1 |
| Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal court
ⓘ
specialist court ⓘ |
| abolitionEffectiveDate | 2021-09-01 ⓘ |
| appliesStatute |
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ Family Law Act 1975 NERFINISHED ⓘ Family Law Regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ Marriage Act 1961 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw | family law ⓘ |
| commencedOperations | 1976 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| courtHierarchyLevel | superior court of record ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1976-01-05 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2021-09-01 ⓘ |
| employs |
family consultants
ⓘ
judges ⓘ registrars ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Family Law Act 1975 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handlesCaseType |
child custody
ⓘ
child support appeals ⓘ complex financial family law matters ⓘ divorce ⓘ international child abduction matters ⓘ parenting disputes ⓘ property settlements ⓘ spousal maintenance ⓘ |
| hasAppealTo | Full Court of the Family Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFinalAppealTo | High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
declarations of validity of marriage
ⓘ
financial agreements under the Family Law Act ⓘ injunctions in family law matters ⓘ maintenance of children in limited circumstances ⓘ maintenance of spouses ⓘ marriage dissolution ⓘ nullity of marriage ⓘ parental responsibility ⓘ parenting orders ⓘ property settlement after relationship breakdown ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPrincipalRegistryLocation | Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | Australian Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt | specialist family law court ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
High Court of Australia
this entity surface form:
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
subject surface form:
federal courts of Australia
this entity surface form:
Family Court of Australia (Sydney registry)