https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/ Plain-language, statute-accurate guidance on Family Dispute Resolution, parenting, and property settlement under the Family Law Act 1975. en-AU Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +1000 https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/how-much-does-a-divorce-cost-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/how-much-does-a-divorce-cost-australia/ Financial Settlement Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +1000 A divorce costs about $1,100 to file in Australia. The real money is in property and parenting, where your path can swing it by tens of thousands. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/grandparents-rights-see-grandchildren-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/grandparents-rights-see-grandchildren-australia/ Parenting Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +1000 Grandparents have no automatic right to see grandchildren in Australia, but they can apply for a parenting order, and usually must try mediation first. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/can-you-change-final-parenting-orders-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/can-you-change-final-parenting-orders-australia/ Parenting Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +1000 Final parenting orders can be changed by agreement anytime, or through a court only if there's been a significant change of circumstances since they were made. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/spousal-maintenance-after-separation-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/spousal-maintenance-after-separation-australia/ Financial Settlement Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +1000 Spousal maintenance is Australia's version of alimony: support for a former partner who cannot yet support themselves. Who qualifies and how it works. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/technology-facilitated-abuse-family-violence-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/technology-facilitated-abuse-family-violence-australia/ General Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +1000 Technology-facilitated abuse, such as tracking and monitoring, is a recognised form of family violence under Australian law. What it is and where to get help. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/family-violence-property-settlement-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/family-violence-property-settlement-australia/ Financial Settlement Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +1000 How the 2025 family law changes make the effect of family violence a required consideration in an Australian property settlement, and how it works in mediation. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/ex-breaks-parenting-order-mediation-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/ex-breaks-parenting-order-mediation-australia/ Section 60I Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +1000 If your ex breaks a parenting order, you usually must attempt Family Dispute Resolution first, unless a recent serious breach meets a section 60I exemption. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/add-backs-property-settlement-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/add-backs-property-settlement-australia/ Financial Settlement Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +1000 Add-backs largely ended on 10 June 2025. Under section 79(3) the court divides only property that still exists, and Shinohara 2025 confirmed it. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/can-parent-take-child-interstate-overseas-without-consent/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/can-parent-take-child-interstate-overseas-without-consent/ Parenting Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +1000 Moving a child interstate is not automatically banned in Australia, but taking a child overseas can be a criminal offence where parenting orders apply. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/separated-living-same-house-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/separated-living-same-house-australia/ General Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 Yes, you can be separated while living in the same house in Australia, but you need proof the relationship was genuinely over, including two affidavits for divorce. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/how-long-separated-before-divorce-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/how-long-separated-before-divorce-australia/ General Sat, 30 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 You must be separated at least 12 months before applying for divorce in Australia. The extra hurdles for short marriages were removed on 10 June 2025. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/family-dispute-resolution-in-your-language-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/family-dispute-resolution-in-your-language-australia/ Process Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 Yes. Online family dispute resolution can be run in your own language using live AI translated captions in Google Meet, which now support 69 languages. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/best-interests-of-the-child-section-60cc-2024-amendments/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/best-interests-of-the-child-section-60cc-2024-amendments/ Parenting Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 Section 60CC of the Family Law Act was rewritten on 6 May 2024. Here is how the new six-factor best-interests test actually works in 2026, factor by factor. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/duty-of-disclosure-financial-settlement-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/duty-of-disclosure-financial-settlement-australia/ Financial Settlement Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 The duty of full and frank financial disclosure now sits in sections 71B, 90RI, and 90YJA of the Family Law Act 1975. Statutory anchors and case law. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/section-60i-certificate-vs-genuine-steps-certificate/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/section-60i-certificate-vs-genuine-steps-certificate/ Process Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 A Section 60I certificate is FDRP-issued for parenting only; a Genuine Steps Certificate is party-signed for every application. Statutory anchors explained. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/at-what-age-can-child-decide-which-parent-live-with-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/at-what-age-can-child-decide-which-parent-live-with-australia/ Parenting Mon, 25 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 There is no age in Australian family law at which a child can decide which parent to live with. What Section 60CC and the High Court of Australia actually say. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/genuine-effort-family-dispute-resolution/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/genuine-effort-family-dispute-resolution/ Section 60I Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 What genuine effort means in Family Dispute Resolution, what counts and what does not, and how the certificate type can affect later court proceedings. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/who-keeps-family-pet-separation-companion-animals/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/who-keeps-family-pet-separation-companion-animals/ Financial Settlement Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 What the Family Law Amendment Act 2024 changed about pets after separation in Australia. Companion animal status, factors the court considers, and shared care. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/child-says-does-not-want-go-other-parents-house/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/child-says-does-not-want-go-other-parents-house/ Parenting Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 What Australian family law says when a child resists time with the other parent. How children's views are weighed, and what parents should do next. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/superannuation-splitting-after-separation-australia/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/superannuation-splitting-after-separation-australia/ Financial Settlement Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 Learn how superannuation splitting works in Australian family law property settlements, including the 4-step process, Consent Orders, and duty of disclosure. https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/budget-cgt-changes-property-settlement/ https://onlinefdr.com.au/blog/budget-cgt-changes-property-settlement/ Financial Settlement Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +1000 Understand how the 2026 Federal Budget CGT and negative gearing changes affect Australian family law property settlements and trust distributions.