What do magistrates do in family court?
Family cases Magistrates can also hear cases at a family court. These magistrates deal with cases about children. They can: arrange for a child to be taken into care or put up for adoption.
What type of cases do the magistrates courts hear?
Magistrates deal with three kinds of cases:
- Summary offences. These are less serious cases, such as motoring offences and minor assaults, where the defendant is not usually entitled to trial by jury.
- Either-way offences.
- Indictable-only offences, such as murder, manslaughter, rape and robbery.
Can a magistrate make a parenting order in Australia?
There may also be a filing fee for lodging a family law application. See the Federal Circuit Court of Australia website for more information. A parenting order is a set of orders made by a court about parenting arrangements for a child. The Magistrates’ Court can make a parenting order based on an agreement between parties.
Is the Magistrates Court of Victoria a family court?
See the Victoria Legal Aid website for more information. The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria does not deal with divorces and some venues may not hear family law matters. See the Federal Circuit Court of Australia website for information about divorces. There may also be a filing fee for lodging a family law application.
Can a magistrate hear a family violence case?
The Magistrates’ Court can hear some family law matters about parenting and property. See the family violence interventions orders page for information about family violence. Parenting and property matters can be complex. Victoria Legal Aid have developed a booklet for people seeking information about family law.
What are special guardianship orders in Family Court?
Special guardianship orders, which give a special guardian primary parental responsibility, with birth parents retaining limited parental responsibility in respect to certain issues Orders to prevent domestic abuse, including ‘non-molestation orders’ and ‘occupation orders’
There may also be a filing fee for lodging a family law application. See the Federal Circuit Court of Australia website for more information. A parenting order is a set of orders made by a court about parenting arrangements for a child. The Magistrates’ Court can make a parenting order based on an agreement between parties.
See the Victoria Legal Aid website for more information. The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria does not deal with divorces and some venues may not hear family law matters. See the Federal Circuit Court of Australia website for information about divorces. There may also be a filing fee for lodging a family law application.
The Magistrates’ Court can hear some family law matters about parenting and property. See the family violence interventions orders page for information about family violence. Parenting and property matters can be complex. Victoria Legal Aid have developed a booklet for people seeking information about family law.
Where can I get information about family law in Victoria?
Victoria Legal Aid have developed a booklet for people seeking information about family law. See the Victoria Legal Aid website for more information. The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria does not deal with divorces and some venues may not hear family law matters. See the Federal Circuit Court of Australia website for information about divorces.