Glossary

a person is in a de facto relationship with another person if they have a relationship as a couple and live together on a genuine domestic basis, without being married or related to each other.

a person who gives written evidence in an affidavit.

instructions given by a judicial officer to parties in a case.

the power of a judicial officer to make a decision based on the circumstances of a case. Family law is a discretionary jurisdiction meaning that a judicial officer is not bound to make a specified decision based on legislation or previous decisions of the court.

an order made by at the Court that ends a marriage.

the ongoing duty that a party has to provide, to the court and the other party, all information and documents about their financial circumstances in a timely manner.