What are Consent Orders?
If both parties have reached agreement about child parenting and/or financial property arrangements and want to formalise the agreement to make it binding, they can apply to the Family Court of Australia for consent orders. Consent orders do not need to be served. There are many potential pitfalls when drafting consent orders. Parties are advised to have a lawyer draft the proposed orders and then have a second lawyer review these and give independent legal advice to the other party.