If you’ve separated and want to lock in your agreed property split or parenting arrangement without ‘going to Court’, you can apply for a Consent Order. Your Lawyer will draft the paperwork and submit it online with the Court. If the Court assesses your parenting arrangement as being in the ‘best interests of the child’ and/or your property split as being ‘just and equitable’, then usually within the next 4 weeks, the Court will give you a Court Order reflecting your agreement. No Court hearings required.

Court website for information on Consent Orders – https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/hdi/apply-consent-orders