Frequently Asked Questions

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A couple of minutes is all it takes to complete our Get Started eForm, and get your Divorce or Property Settlement underway!

We’ll be back in touch with you within 24-48 hours to confirm whether Divorcely is right for you.

Approximately 10-15 minutes. You can reduce this time by having a copy of your marriage certificate in front of you when you are completing our form, and having details such as dates of birth, names and addresses on hand.

This depends on how complex your property settlement is, but you should generally allow at least 30 minutes. Our smart forms use ‘conditional logic’, which means the questions you are asked will be determined by the answers that you give. This is great, because it means you don’t need to waste time answering questions that don’t apply to you.

Consent Orders are a very important, legally binding document. The purpose of the Application for Consent Orders is to give the Court all of the information it needs to decide whether your proposed agreement is fair and equitable, and ultimately, whether to make the orders you are asking the Court to make. We need to give the Court details about your relationship, your personal details, your assets and liabilities, and the agreement you have reached. We will also use the information you give us as the starting point to draft your proposed Consent Orders. If you would like to have a look at the Application for Consent Orders form that we will prepare for you, you can check it out here.

You sure can. If you need to take a break from completing the eForm, you can easily save your form and come back to it later.

Absolutely! Our forms and document delivery are designed to be completed online, but if pen and paper works best for you, our form can be emailed for you to complete in your own time. If you want to go completely tech-free, we can always post our form to you to complete and send back to us.

Definitely! Our process is completely contactless, so anyone, anywhere in Australia can get divorced or finalise their property settlement with Divorcely.

If you have any questions about our process, our fees or the documents we have prepared for you, you can contact us or use our live chat function to speak with our team. If we can’t answer your question by email or chat, we will give you a call.

Unfortunately, no. If your partner won’t sign the Application for Divorce, you will need to apply for a divorce as a sole applicant. At Divorcely, we are only able to assist with joint divorce applications.

If you have grown up watching American T.V shows or movies, you might think that to divide your property after separation, you need to get a divorce. In Australia however, the process of getting divorced is completely separate to finalising a property settlement.

You must be separated for 12 months before you can apply for a divorce.

It is always best to sort out a property settlement before you apply for a divorce. This is because once you divorce, if you can’t agree on property, you generally have only 12 months to apply to court for a property settlement.

You can expect to receive your Application for Divorce from us within 3-5 working days of submitting your Get Divorced eForm.

Once your documents are filed, you will be allocated a hearing date within 6-8 weeks, depending on the Court’s schedule. On the hearing date, a Judicial Registrar of the Court will review your Application and make your Divorce Order.

No, when you apply for a divorce jointly with your spouse, you don’t need to attend the Court hearing.

Your divorce will become final one month and one day after the Divorce Order is made by the Court.

When you and your partner have reached agreement about how to divide up your assets and liabilities, the best way to formalise that agreement so that it is legally binding, is with Consent Orders. These are court orders that are made by the Federal Circuit & Family Court of Australia with the consent of both parties. To get Consent Orders, an Application for Consent Orders must be prepared and filed with the Court for approval. Before consent orders can be approved by the Court, the court has to be satisfied that the agreement is just and equitable.

You can expect to receive your Application for Consent Orders from us within 7-10 working days of submitting your Get Settled eForm.

Within 6-8 weeks of filing, depending on the Court’s schedule.

We will email them to you securely.

No, the court doesn’t send out paper copies anymore, but we can post you a hard copy of your Court Orders if you prefer.

A Financial Agreement is a written agreement that says how your assets and liabilities will be divided. Unlike Consent Orders, a Financial Agreement does not get approved by the Federal Circuit & Family Court, but the making of Financial Agreements is permitted under the Family Law Act 1975. There are various requirements of Financial Agreements, including the requirement that both parties must have received independent legal advice before signing the agreement. Unfortunately, we do not prepare or advise in relation to Financial Agreements. We recommend you contact a family lawyer in your area for advice about Financial Agreements.

Most of the time, if the agreement you have reached with your partner is fair and equitable, Consent Orders are the preferred option for making the agreement legal and binding. If your agreement would not be approved by the Federal Circuit & Family Court because it isn’t considered to be fair and equitable, a Financial Agreement is an alternative way to formalise your agreement. At Divorcely, preparing or advising in relation to Financial Agreements is not a service that we offer, but we can let you know whether Consent Orders or a Financial Agreement are right for you.

Unfortunately, we do not prepare or advise in relation to Financial Agreements. We recommend you contact a family lawyer in your area for advice about Financial Agreements.

Unfortunately no, we don’t provide advice in relation to Financial Agreements. We recommend you contact a family lawyer in your area about your Financial Agreement.

It is always important to finalise a property settlement with your partner after a separation, and Consent Orders made in the Federal Circuit & Family Court are the best way to do it. If you don’t, there is nothing stopping your partner from changing their mind and applying for a property settlement in the future. This could place you, and your future assets, at risk.

If you have separated and you want to divide your superannuation with your partner, you will need a Consent Order or Financial Agreement that provides for a “super split” in accordance with Family Law legislation. Usually, the division of super would be included as part of an overall property settlement. We can prepare Consent Orders for you that will allow you to divide your super with your partner.

Unfortunately no, we are unable to help with parenting matters. We recommend that you contact a family lawyer in your area for advice about your parenting matter.

Unfortunately no, we can only help you with an Application for Divorce, or an Application for Consent Orders. We recommend that you contact a family lawyer in your area for advice about your court proceedings.