When applying for a divorce there are often other documents you may need to file with your application. These may include the following (you can find a full list with further details on the Federal Circuit Courts website:
- Affidavit – to support information in your application
- Affidavit for eFiling (Divorce) – In order to avoid having to re-file make sure the affidavit is signed before an accepted witness.
- Marriage Certificate: Depending on your circumstances, you may need to eFile information about your marriage certificate
- Married under 2 years counselling certificate – If you have been married for less than 2 years you are required to file a counselling certificate.
- Proof of Citizenship – You may need to prove your eligibility to apply for a divorce if not born in Australia.
- Request to attend by telephone – If you are unable to attend in person, you may wish to apply to attend by phone.
- Service Documents (sole Application for Divorce only) – You will need to provide proof that the documents have been served on the other party
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*Disclaimer – The above information was taken from the Court website as accurate in September 2021. If any changes are made by the court from that date they may not be reflected in this post.
