Family Court Act 1997
Div 6Parenting orders other than child maintenance orders
Start here
Get a plain-English read of Div 6
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Family Court Act 1997.
Division 6 — Parenting orders other than child maintenance orders
- What this Division does — FLA s. 65A 115
86A. Child’s best interests paramount consideration in making a parenting order — FLA s. 65AA 116
- Division does not apply to child maintenance orders — FLA s. 65B 116
Subdivision 2 — Applying for and making parenting orders
-
Who may apply for a parenting order — FLA s. 65C 116
-
Court’s power to make parenting order — FLA s. 65D 117
89AAA. Reconsideration of final parenting orders — FLA s. 65DAAA 117
89AB. Court to have regard to parenting plans — FLA s. 65DAB 118
89A. Parenting orders — FLA s. 65DA 118
-
General requirements for counselling before parenting order made — FLA s. 65F 120
-
Special conditions for making parenting order about whom child lives with or allocation of parental responsibility by consent in favour of non-parent — FLA s. 65G 120
-
Children who are 18 or over or who have married or entered de facto relationships — FLA s. 65H 121
-
What happens when parenting order that deals with whom child lives with does not make provision in relation to death of parent with whom child lives — FLA s. 65K 122
-
Family consultants may be required to supervise or assist compliance with parenting orders — FLA s. 65L 122
95A. Court may order attendance at post‑separation parenting program — FLA s. 65LA 123
95B. Conditions for providers of post‑separation parenting programs — FLA s. 65LB 123