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Family Law Application for Consent Orders

Application for Consent Orders in Family Law

Thanks to new legislation introduced in 2021, and the ‘Form 11 Application for Consent Orders’ has now been replaced with “Application for Consent Orders – Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 – RULE 10.04”.

For when you want Family Court Orders as agreed with your ex-spouse

By coming to an agreement with the your former spouse you can avoid lengthy and expensive litigation at the Family Court.


The cost of Family Court litigation is one of the most common concerns people face when they have a family law dispute. One of the ways this can be avoided is by reaching an agreement between you and the other party.


However, you may still prefer to have Family Court Orders for any possible enforcement in the future.

If you were married or in a de facto relationship with your ex-partner this will be for you. With an application for Consent Orders pursuant to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 – RULE 10.04, formally known as Form 11 Consent Orders, you can determine what financial, property, and parenting arrangements if you can come to an agreement with your ex-partner.

Arrangements you can make in a Consent Order

The financial and property arrangements that you can make are things like:

  • Property – how your property, income, financial resources, and debts should be shared between you and your ex-partner;
  • Maintenance – to provide financial support for a former partner; or
  • Child Support – in certain circumstances (under sections 96, 116, 123 or 129 of the Child Support Assessment Act 1989 (Cth)).

The parenting arrangements that you can make are things like:

  • Where your children live;
  • The amount of parental responsibility each parent gets; or
  • The amount of time each parent gets with the children.

Legally binding?

Once the Family Court makes the Consent Order, it will be legally binding. This means that if your ex-partner does not stick to the Consent Order, they will be liable for breaching a legally binding document.

If you are unsure whether an application for Consent Orders pursuant to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 – RULE 10.04, formally known as Form 11 Application for Consent Orders will work for you, call us anytime on (08) 6323 8613 (all hours) to obtain free general legal advice. Or Click here to contact us.

Already have Family Court Orders in Place?

If there are already Family Court Orders in place, the Form 11 Application for Family Court Orders can vary or discharge the existing Family Court Orders.

The benefits of an application for consent Orders pursuant to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 – RULE 10.04, formally known as Form 11 Consent Orders, are that the parties can come to an agreement and have that agreement made into enforceable Family Court Orders. The Consent Orders Application for Family Court Consent Orders can be used to avoid costly litigation or help finalise an agreement between the parties once the matter settles.

Unable to reach an Agreement?

If you are unable to talk, negotiate or reason with your former partner, you can instruct our firm, Kean Legal Barristers & Solicitors to represent you and start the negotiation process on your behalf. Click here to contact us or here for more about our Family Law Services.

Once the parties have reached an Agreement

 Once you have come to an agreement with the other party, each party should seek independent legal advice on the agreement and the application for Consent Orders pursuant to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 – RULE 10.04, formally known as Form 11 Consent Orders.

Drafting the application for consent orders pursuant to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 – RULE 10.04, formally known as Form 11 Consent Orders –The parties’ independent legal representatives will then draft the Consent Orders Application for Family Court Orders to reflect the agreement reached between the parties. The Application for Consent Orders Consent Orders Application Form pursuant to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 – RULE 10.04, formally known as Form 11 Consent Orders, needs to be completed, and Draft Family Court Orders will need to be attached.

How to Start? 

At Kean Legal, we have years of experience in drafting consent orders and affidavits. Call us anytime on our all-hours number (08) 6323 867 to obtain some free general over-the-phone advice. For more specific advice, we provide a service whereby a prior appointment you may attend our offices for an initial consultation limited to one hour for a booking fee of $300.00. There is no obligation to engage our services after the initial consultation. Call Us For a No-Obligation Consultation On (08) 6323 8613

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