You’ve reached an agreement. Let us help you make it final.

Separation does not always need to end in a lengthy or expensive legal dispute. If you and your former partner have reached an agreement about your property, finances or parenting arrangements, Price Family Law can help you formalise that agreement through an Application for Consent Orders in the Family Court of Western Australia.

Our focus is on making the process clear, efficient and low-conflict, with fixed-fee options available so you know what your legal costs will be from the outset.

What are Consent Orders?

Consent Orders allow separated couples who have reached an agreement to ask the Family Court of Western Australia to formalise that agreement as legally binding Court Orders.

They can be used to formalise agreements about:

• the division of property, assets and liabilities;

• the sale or transfer of the family home;superannuation splitting;

• other financial arrangements following separation; and/orparenting arrangements for children.

  Importantly, applying for Consent Orders does not mean that you are commencing a contested Court battle. Where the parties have already reached agreement, an Application for Consent Orders provides a pathway for that agreement to be considered and, if approved, made into binding Court Orders without the parties needing to ask the Court to decide the dispute for them.

How does the Consent Orders process work?

Once you have reached an agreement, we can assist you with preparing the documents required to formalise it. This generally involves:

1. Understanding your agreement

You provide us with the details of the agreement you and your former partner have reached, together with the relevant financial or parenting information.

2. Preparing your Court documents

We prepare the Application for Consent Orders (Form 11) and the proposed Minute of Consent Orders setting out the agreement in appropriate legal terms.

3. Working through any amendments

We can liaise with you about any changes required before the documents are finalised and signed.

4. Filing your application

Once the documents have been completed and signed by both parties, the application can be filed with the Family Court of Western Australia.

5. Court consideration

A Registrar considers the application. For property matters, the Court must be satisfied that the proposed outcome is just and equitable. For parenting matters, the Court must be satisfied that the proposed arrangements are in the best interests of the children. If the Court is satisfied, the Consent Orders can be made without the need for a contested hearing.

A lower-conflict way to finalise your separation

Not every separation requires ongoing correspondence between lawyers, repeated negotiations or Court proceedings. If you have already done the difficult work of reaching an agreement, our role can simply be to help you document it properly and bring the legal side of your separation to an end. At Price Family Law, we aim to keep this process proportionate. That means clear advice about the agreement you have reached, practical guidance about the information and documents we need from you, properly drafted Court Orders designed to give effect to your agreement, fixed-fee options for suitable Consent Orders matters, and a focus on finalising matters without creating unnecessary conflict between you and your former partner.

Property Consent Orders

If you have agreed on how your property is to be divided, Consent Orders can provide certainty and finality around your financial relationship. Depending on your circumstances, the Orders may deal with the transfer or sale of real estate, payment of a cash adjustment, division of bank accounts and other assets, responsibility for liabilities and superannuation splitting. Formalising a property settlement is particularly important. An informal agreement between you and your former partner may not provide the same certainty or finality as Court Orders.

Parenting Consent Orders

If you and your former partner have reached agreement about arrangements for your children, we can also assist with preparing parenting Consent Orders. These can address matters such as where children live, the time they spend with each parent, holidays and special occasions, communication, parental decision making and other practical arrangements for their care. The aim is to turn the arrangements you have agreed upon into clear Orders that both parents can understand and follow.

Ready to make your agreement final?

If you have reached an agreement with your former partner and want to formalise it without unnecessary conflict or legal expense, speak with Price Family Law about our fixed-fee Consent Orders service.

Start online Complete our online enquiry form and provide us with some initial information about your agreement – Contact Us Here.

Prefer to speak with us? Contact Price Family Law to discuss whether a fixed-fee Consent Orders application is suitable for your matter.

Phone: 08 6388 1170
Email: hello@pricefamilylaw.com.au