Family Violence Restraining Orders (FVROs) are orders made by the Court (either the Magistrate’s Court or the Children’s Court) that restrain a person (the Respondent or Person Bound) from engaging in specified behaviours against another person (the Applicant or Person Protected). Application Process To obtain an FVRO, the Applicant must

You don’t need to be a parent to sign a Parenting Plan. Grandparents, siblings and significant others can sign a Parenting Plan or have their wishes included in a Parenting Plan. A Parenting Plan is: a written agreement between the people caring for the child, which is dated and signed