Divorce Check List Family Law Australia

1. Marriage certificate – You must provide a copy of your marriage certificate.

If your marriage certificate is not in English, you need to file:

  • an English translation of it, and
  • an affidavit from the translator which:
  • states his or her qualifications to translate
  • attaches a copy of the marriage certificate
  • attaches the translated marriage certificate
  • states that the translation is an accurate translation of the marriage certificate, and
  • states that the attached copy of the marriage certificate is a true copy of the marriage certificate translated.

Contact us for more information for – ‘Affidavit translation of marriage certificate’

2. Childs birth certificate

3. 100 Points of Identification (ID)

Please refer to Link – 100 Points of Identification (ID) Australia

If you are unable to bring originals to us to certify 100 points of ID should be certified by a verifiable Notary public (must have Notary public all contact details and verifiable registration details)

4. Evidence of x partners residencey and ID (Passport)

5. Childs address and the name of the school

6. If possible a doctors certificate of the Childs health condition (must have doctors all contact details and any verifiable registration details)

7. Send other parties email and al contact details

Authorized witness

Both parties must sign in front of us or an authorized witness – ( authorized witnesses under the Commonwealth Evidence Act 1995. )

If overseas – You can sign in front of a Notary public  or Australian Consular Officer, or Australian Diplomatic Officer, (within the meaning of the Consular Fees Act 1955)