Court Forms

Court Forms

In this section you will find Court Application Forms relating to certain aspect of Family Law Court processes such as: Access, Custody/Joint Custody, Child Maintenance, Guardianship etc. for parents, and others such as relatives of a child, or other non-biological parents/partners.

New District Court Family Law Forms will go live Tuesday, 3 June 2025.  Old application forms will not be accepted from this date. Please see below links to the updated court forms:

Document Type

Document Name

Application Form

Application for a Domestic Violence Order

Application Form

Application for an Interim Domestic Violence Order

Application Form

Application for Maintenance

Application Form

Application to recover arrears of Maintenance

Application Form

Application to vary or discharge a Maintenance Order

Application Form

Application in Relation to Arrangements for Children

Application Form

Application to vary or discharge an order related to Arrangements for Children

Supporting Document

Additional Child Details

Supporting Document

Additional Dependent Child Details

Supporting Document

Additional Party Details

Supporting Document

Statutory Declaration of Service of a Document by Registered Post 41.01

Supporting Document

Statutory Declaration of Service of a Document by Ordinary Post 41.03

Guardianship

The Statutory Declaration form states the names of the parents of the child, that they are unmarried and that they agree that the father should be appointed as a joint guardian.

Passports

This for should be used by mothers who are their child’s Sole Guardian, meaning there is no other legal Guardian of their child. The form should be completed in the presence of a Peace Commissioner, or a Commissioner for Oaths (usually a solicitor).

Sole-Guardian-Affidavit