Family Court Services

Family Mediation

• Assist in resolving family disputes with the help of a Family Mediator
• Address conflict and underlying concerns through mediation
• Facilitate solutions that are mutually beneficial

Social Services

• Facilitate supervised access visits by parents/guardians
  
• Facilitate DNA testing as ordered by the Court
  
• Issue referrals for psychosocial assessments and evaluations for court matters Conduct psychosocial enquiries for evidence-based decision-making
  
• Provide counselling for children, parents/guardians and other family members

Court Office

Facilitate -

• applications for maintenance, legal custody and access, among others
• enforcement of maintenance orders (e.g. preparation of warrants)
  
• variations to existing court orders
  
• requests for copies of court orders
  
• divorce proceedings and requests for divorce packages to provide information that can assist with the preparation of court documents
  
• divorce finalisation (Decree Absolute)
  
• adoption process

Access to CourtPay (as ordered by the Court)

• Register customers for CourtPay service
  
• Facilitate receiving of payments to your bank account or via a court issued debit card
• Ensure full access to payment history