Built for the Family Law Act, the FCFCOA Rules, and current parenting reform.
Quillio is trained weekly on the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) — including the 2024 parenting amendments — the FCFCOA (Family Law) Rules 2021, and the full decision record of the Federal Circuit and Family Court and its predecessors.
Quillio is an AI legal assistant with full Australian family law coverage. It is trained weekly on the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) — reflecting the Family Law Amendment Act 2023 parenting reforms that took effect in May 2024 — the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 (Cth), and the Federal Circuit and Family Court (Family Law) Rules 2021. Case law spans the FCFCOA Division 1 appellate and first-instance jurisdiction, Division 2, and the predecessor Family Court and Federal Circuit Court.
Courts and tribunals Quillio knows
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia — Division 1
Superior family court — complex family law and Full Court appeals
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia — Division 2
General family law first-instance jurisdiction
Full Court of the FCFCOA (Division 1)
Appellate bench — appeals from Division 1 single judges and Division 2
High Court of Australia
Final appellate court on special leave
Family Court of Western Australia
Separate state-based family court for WA matters
FCFCOA legislation Quillio is trained on
Quillio is current on the FCFCOA Central Practice Direction — Family Law Case Management, the Lighthouse and Evatt List arrangements for high-risk matters, the Priority Property Pools under $500,000 list, and the current national case management pathway introduced with the Court's merger in 2021.
What makes Family Law — Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia different
- 2024 parenting amendments — removal of the equal shared parental responsibility presumption
- Section 60CC best-interests framework (restructured by the 2023 amendments)
- Property settlement framework under ss 79 and 90SM — four-step process
- Lighthouse and Evatt List triage for family violence risk
- Priority Property Pools under $500,000 streamlined list
- Consent order framework under s 60I attendance certificates
FCFCOA workflows Quillio handles
Parenting applications
Initiating applications, responses, and affidavits for parenting matters under the post-May 2024 best-interests framework. Risk screening and Lighthouse List considerations are applied.
Property settlement
The four-step s 79 framework — identifying the pool, contributions, s 75(2) factors, and just-and-equitable — applied to consent orders and contested financial matters.
Consent orders and financial agreements
Minutes of consent orders, binding financial agreements under Part VIIIA, and superannuation splitting orders.
Child support and spouse maintenance
Departure applications under the Assessment Act, and spouse maintenance applications under ss 72 and 75(2) of the Family Law Act.
Quillio is updated weekly with FCFCOA Division 1 and Division 2 decisions, Full Court appellate judgments, and High Court family law authority. Predecessor Family Court and Federal Circuit Court decisions remain within coverage where they retain authority.
FCFCOA FAQs
Is Quillio current on the 2024 parenting amendments?
Yes. The Family Law Amendment Act 2023 took effect on 6 May 2024, removing the equal shared parental responsibility presumption and restructuring the s 60CC best-interests factors. Quillio applies the current framework and flags where older authority has been displaced.
Does Quillio understand the s 79 property framework?
Yes. The four-step process — identifying the asset pool, assessing contributions under ss 79(4)(a)-(c), s 75(2) future needs factors, and the just-and-equitable assessment — is applied consistently. Stanford v Stanford (2012) and the current Full Court authority are reflected.
Can Quillio draft minutes of consent orders?
Yes. Minutes of consent orders for parenting, property, and combined matters are a core Quillio workflow. Output follows the FCFCOA form requirements and the current drafting conventions.
Does Quillio handle Lighthouse and Evatt List matters?
Yes. The Lighthouse List risk screening and the Evatt List triage for the highest-risk matters are within Quillio's coverage, and Quillio flags matters where Lighthouse triage is likely to apply.
Is Quillio current on binding financial agreements?
Yes. Part VIIIA binding financial agreements, the independent legal advice requirements, and the Thorne v Kennedy (2017) framework for setting an agreement aside are all within coverage.
Does Quillio cover family violence orders?
Yes. State and territory family violence orders (AVOs, FVOs, etc.) interact with family law matters, and Quillio applies the relevant state framework alongside the federal family law analysis.
How often is Quillio's family law coverage updated?
Weekly. New FCFCOA Division 1 and Division 2 decisions, Full Court appellate judgments, and any practice direction changes are added each week.
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For family lawyers, the fastest way to know if Quillio fits your practice is to ask a current parenting question under the 2024 framework, or a s 79 property point on a moderate asset pool. The free trial requires no credit card.
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