Family Court of Western Australia

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The Family Court of Western Australia is a specialist court that deals with family law matters such as divorce, parenting arrangements, and property disputes within the state of Western Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf family court
specialist court
administeredBy Department of Justice, Western Australia
appliesLaw Family Court Act 1997 (WA)
Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)
linked to: Family Law Act 1975

Family Law Regulations
canApprove consent orders
canMakeOrders injunctions
maintenance orders
parenting orders
property orders
city Perth
collaboratesWith Commonwealth courts on family law matters
country Australia
dealsWith child custody
child support (limited aspects)
de facto relationship matters
divorce
family law matters
injunctions in family law
nullity of marriage
parenting arrangements
property settlement
spousal maintenance
established 1976
establishedBy Family Court Act 1975 (WA)
Family Court Act 1997 (WA)
fundedBy Commonwealth Government of Australia
Government of Western Australia
handles case management conferences
mediation-related proceedings
hasBuilding 150 Terrace Road, Perth
hasChiefJudge Chief Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia
hasExclusiveJurisdictionOver most family law matters in Western Australia
hasJudicialOfficers judges
magistrates
hearsAppealsFrom Family Court of Western Australia Magistrates
isSeparateFrom Family Court of Australia
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
isUniqueIn being the only state family court in Australia
jurisdiction Western Australia
language English
locatedIn Perth, Western Australia
linked to: Perth
regionServed State of Western Australia
linked to: Western Australia
state Western Australia
subjectTo Australian constitutional arrangements for federal family law
website https://www.familycourt.wa.gov.au

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Judiciary of Western Australia hasCourt Family Court of Western Australia
Family Court of Western Australia hearsAppealsFrom Family Court of Western Australia Magistrates
linked to: Family Court of Western Australia