Description: Learn more about Divorce in Australia, with free advice and guidance specific to the Australian legal system.
Divorce in Australia, since the family law act changed in 1975, is a fairly simple process if you only consider the law. The new laws made ‘no fault’ divorce possible and there is only 1 reason for divorce that the court recognises, which is citing irreconcilable differences.
Before this change in the law, the reason for divorce could change the settlement outcome – for example an adulterer may have been given a smaller piece of the matrimonial pie. This is no longer the case and in effect when you get divorced in Australia, the court doesn’t take into account the real reason the marriage broke down when deciding on matters around property and children.
It’s important to note that after legal separation, there are 3 clearly distinct processes that need to be followed: