Strangely, getting a divorce can often be the easiest part of separation - you can apply yourself online (see our Resources page) - but the process of getting divorced does not deal with division of your property or arrangements for your children. When you receive a Divorce Order it literally just means you are not married anymore. It does not help you to decide where your children live, who keeps the house, or how your superannuation is divided. Those issues are much more complicated - please see our Children and/or Property pages for more information.
In most circumstances you will not have to attend Court for the divorce hearing. A Registrar will hear the matter in your absence and you will be able to download a Divorce Order from the Online Court Portal. If you have a complex matter, or the Court needs more information than you provided, you may need to appear at Court, or a lawyer will need to appear for you.
We can offer a fixed price for all divorces. We also offer free Divorce Clinics a few times a year, in Victoria, where we assist you to file your own divorce.
