WA Family Law

The following forms have been updated:

• Conciliation conference particulars – Form NP6 WA [LL-FED-FAM-162]
• Financial statement – Form 13 WA [LL-FED-FAM-321]
• Application for consent orders – Form 11 WA [LL-FED-FAM-323]

The following brochures have been updated:

• Chapter 19 costs notice [LL-FED-FAM-247]
• Conference of experts [LL-FED-FAM-250]
• Enforcement hearings [LL-FED-FAM-253]
• Marriage Families & Separation [LL-FED-FAM-287]
• Subpoena – information for people who have been served with a subpoena [LL-FED-FAM-260]
• Third party debt notices [LL-FED-FAM-265]

The following Family Law forms have been updated:

• Initiating application – Form 1 WA [LL-FED-FAM-160];
• Response to initiating application – Form 1A WA [LL-FED-FAM-174];
• Reply to initiating application – Form 1B WA [LL-FED-FAM-173];
• Application in a case – Form 2 WA [LL-FED-FAM-161]; [Read more…] about WA – Family Law Forms

In early June we announced the release of our new Family Law forms using the LEAP for Word addin.  Part of that release provided new versions of:

Given the merger of the Family and Federal Court commencing 1 September 2021, we are continuing with our plan to retire the legacy versions of these forms on our target date of 31 August 2021.  It is unfeasible for us to maintain two versions of forms.

VERSION FIXES RELEASE NOTES

Below is a list of fixes that have been made to the current live versions since the original June 2021 release:

Application for Consent Orders

• Collapsible sections retain state after saving
• Add no-store to index.html (resolves issue requiring users to force update addin to view latest app changes)
• Q43 Typo in addin updated
• Q45 Total Liabilities calculations

Financial Statement

• Collapsible sections retain state after saving
• Q37 Fix of reversal of values for fields: Name & branch BSB, Account holder & number

FURTHER RESOURCES

Watch our dedicated LEAP University course, Family Law forms using LEAP for Word add–in.

You can also view our Information Sheets on using the Financial statement (NEW) and Application for consent orders (NEW)

We’re pleased to announce that LEAP’s Family Law forms are now supported by our new LEAP for Word automation using Microsoft’s latest add-in innovations. 

The LEAP for Word add-in will make it easier than ever for you to automate forms directly within a document. The updated forms are intuitive and have simple data–entry interfaces.

We are also proud to present a completely revised and improved Financial statement (NEW) and Application for consent orders (NEW). For your convenience, the legacy Financial statement and Application for consent orders will remain for 3 months.

Watch our new dedicated LEAP University course, Family Law forms using LEAP for Word add–in, to learn how you can make the most out of this new innovation. The course covers: 

• Installing the LEAP for Word add–in 
• Critical Family Law matter details to help optimise form automation 
• Demonstration of the add-in functions using various Family Law forms including the Financial statement (NEW) and Application for consent orders (NEW)

You can also view our Information Sheets on using the Financial statement (NEW) and Application for consent orders (NEW)

The following brochures and publications have been added and/or updated: [Read more…] about Family Court of Western Australia – brochure and publications update

The following forms have been amended:

• Acknowledgment of Service – [LL-FED-FAM-155];
• Affidavit of service – [LL-FED-FAM-156];
• Annexure page to affidavit – [LL-FED-FAM-213];

[Read more…] about WA – Family Law

The following form has been updated:

• Response to an application for divorce – Form 3A WA – [LL-FED-FAM-181].

This form is located in the Family Court of Western Australia folder.

As part of our continuing reviews, the following forms have been updated to the latest versions:

• Request to attend by electronic communication [LL-FED-FAM-238];
• Response to an application in a case [LL-FED-FAM-175].

These forms are located in the Family Court of Western Australia folder.

The following form has been updated to the latest version:

• Form 11WA – Application for consent orders [LL-FED-FAM-159]

In accordance with the Family Court of Western Australia’s recent Practice Directions, the following forms have been updated:

• Application for exemption from fees – financial hardship (not to be used for divorce) (Form NP14 WA) [LL-FED-FAM-226]
• Application for exemption from fees – general (not to be used for divorce) (Form NP13 WA) [LL-FED-FAM-227]
• Application for reduction of payment of divorce or decree of nullity – financial hardship (Form NP8 WA) [LL-FED-FAM-228]
• Application for reduction of payment of divorce or decree of nullity – general (Form NP7 WA) [LL-FED-FAM-229]
• Request for deferral of court fees (Form NP9 WA) [LL-FED-FAM-236]
• Request for refund of court fees (Form NP10) [LL-FED-FAM-237]