---
title: "Notice of appeal (family law)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/form-fcfcoa-notice-of-appeal"
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kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A16-T1-R14", "A16-B1-1"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Notice of appeal (family law)

> Link to the family law Notice of Appeal, for review of an interim or final decision of a judge or magistrate, filed on the Commonwealth Courts Portal or at a regional appeal registry.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/form-fcfcoa-notice-of-appeal  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Family Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at fcfcoa.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a family law decision of a judge or magistrate is to be appealed on the Court's notice of appeal. This is not the Federal Court Form 121 or Form 122.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft submissions, an argument summary and a chronology for the hearing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/draft-submissions-an-argument-summary-and-a-chronology-for-the-hearing.md)
- [Check an FCFCOA filing against PD-AI](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/check-an-fcfcoa-filing-against-pd-ai.md)

## How AI may be used

Yellow. A tool may compare a working note with the current official form and list what is missing. The lawyer downloads the form, completes it and lodges it.

**AI may:**

- List the facts and documents the official page says to have ready.
- Compare a working checklist with the current downloaded form and mark gaps.
- Prepare a filing note that quotes only what the official page says.

**AI must not:**

- Do not copy the official form into a new document or file a retyped version.
- Do not invent a form number, fee, time limit or rule that is not on the official page.
- Do not draft, settle or sign an affidavit or other sworn evidence.
- Do not lodge the form or tell the client it has been filed.

**The lawyer checks:**

- The page says an appeal is not a rehearing. Read the family law appeals page before filing.
- File on the Commonwealth Courts Portal, or at the regional appeal registry the page names for that State or Territory.
- From 9 December 2024 the page says the National Appeal Registry no longer accepts appeal documents by email, unless a court order or an accessibility need allows it.
- The page says a successful appeal may lead to a different order or a retrial, and an unsuccessful appeal is dismissed, with a possible costs order.

## Authorities

- [Notice of appeal, family law, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/fl/forms/notice-appeal)
- [Family law appeals page, which the notice of appeal page says must be read first.](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/fl/appeals)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/fl/forms/notice-appeal)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by fcfcoa.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/form-fcfcoa-notice-of-appeal and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*