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Family law disclosure checklist
The documents firms most commonly ask for in property matters, grouped by type, with notes on what goes missing.
Practical guides for family law practitioners
Disclosure, balance sheets and parenting arrangements, written for Australian family law firms. General information, not legal advice.
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Disclosure
The duty of disclosure in family law property matters: a practical guide for firms
Since 10 June 2025 the duty of full and frank disclosure sits in the Family Law Act itself. Here's what it covers, when it applies, and how to organise disclosure so it holds up.
· 4 min read
Practice
Why family law disclosure stalls, and how to keep it moving
Most delays in disclosure come from a handful of predictable problems. Fix the way documents are requested and tracked, and most of the chasing disappears.
· 3 min read
Disclosure
Getting disclosure from the other side without the email chaos
Exchanging disclosure with the other side is often the slowest part of a property matter. An agreed list, item-level tracking and a register of what was served make it manageable.
· 2 min read
Balance sheets
Preparing a family law balance sheet from disclosed documents
A balance sheet is only as good as the documents behind it. Build it from accepted disclosure, keep every figure linked to its source, and treat the other side's numbers with care.
· 3 min read
Parenting
Overnights and care bands: how parenting arrangements affect child support
Child support uses each parent's percentage of care, usually counted in nights a year. A few nights either side of a threshold can change the care level, so it pays to count them before you negotiate.
· 3 min read
Parenting
Building and comparing parenting proposals: a practical guide
Parenting proposals are easier to negotiate when each one is set out the same way and the numbers are worked out in advance. Here's a consistent way to build and compare them.
· 3 min read
Put the guides into practice
See how a disclosure workflow handles all of this on one matter.