Consent Orders

What are Consent Orders? 

When you have reached agreement with your spouse, your agreement can be formalised and made binding by applying to the Court for Consent Orders to be made.

An Application for Consent Orders can seek orders in relation to:

• the care, welfare and development of your child/children (known as parenting orders)
• the division of property and/or maintenance for yourself and/or your spouse.

Consent Orders have the same legal effect as Court Orders made after a Court hearing by the Family Court of Australia or the Federal Magistrates’ Court, but Consent Orders do not usually involve any Court appearance.

A copy of your Marriage Certificate, or, if you are not married and are applying for parenting orders, a copy of your child or your children’s Birth Certificate(s) must accompany the Application for Consent Orders when lodged with the Court.

There is no filing fee involved in making an Application for Consent Orders.