Precedents: Family Law
6 starting-point precedents for this area. Each one names the law it rests on and says how far AI may help.
- Precedents in this area
- 6
- Full text
- For signed-in accounts
- Newest law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Guidance for this area
- Tasks and AI use in Family Law
| Precedent | Kind | Where it applies | AI use | Law stated as at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initiating Application (Family Law): completion guide for parenting and financial ordersLink to the Court's current Initiating Application with a part-by-part completion guide, the documents that must be filed with it, and the safety and AI rules (PD-AI) that apply. | Court document | Australia, Commonwealth | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Financial Statement (Family Law): completion and disclosure guideLink to the Court's current Financial Statement with a practical guide to completing it, the documents that must be served with it, the continuing duty of disclosure, and why AI must not prepare sworn figures. | Form | Australia, Commonwealth | Red | 17 October 2026 |
| Binding financial agreement (marriage or de facto) with statement of independent legal adviceFinancial agreement under Part VIIIA or VIIIAB of the Family Law Act, with property schedules, maintenance and superannuation options, a separation declaration and the s 90G statement of independent legal advice. | Agreement | Australia, Commonwealth | Red | 17 October 2026 |
| Letter of advice on property settlement (post-10 June 2025 framework) with settlement recommendationLetter of advice applying the restructured s 79 (including the effect of family violence and wastage), the duty of disclosure and time limits, with a range of outcomes and a recommended settlement offer. | Letter | Australia, Commonwealth | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Client notice: how we use AI, and keeping your family law matter confidential and safePlain-language client notice explaining how the firm uses AI under the Court's PD-AI, what it will never put into AI, and what the client must not do with AI, social media and court documents. | Notice | Australia, Commonwealth | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Checklist: authenticity of digital evidence (messages, recordings, images) and deepfake riskChecklist for preserving, testing and presenting texts, recordings, photos and videos in family law cases, including AI-generated or altered material, the legality of recordings, and when to brief a forensic expert. | Checklist | Australia, Commonwealth, New South Wales | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
AI use levels: Green means AI can do most of the drafting and a lawyer reviews it. Yellow means AI helps in set ways and a lawyer checks specific points. Red means a lawyer does the work and AI stays out of the decisive steps.