The Family Court Registry is located at the Terrace Road entrance of the Court:

The registry is open from 9am to 4pm each weekday.

At the registry, you can:

• file documents
• have documents witnessed by a Justice of the Peace
• pay court fees
• inspect subpoenaed documents and inspect court files
• be referred to the Legal Aid duty lawyer
• use the computer facilities to complete documents.

You can also contact the registry call centre with enquiries on (08) 9224 8222.

Filing documents

When filing documents, you need to submit the original and enough copies for the other parties.

Alternatively, you can file documents by post:

GPO Box 9991
PERTH 6848

Divorce applications are filed electronically through the Commonwealth Courts Portal.

Computer facilities

There are computer facilities for completing documents or using the Commonwealth Courts Portal.

Justice of the Peace

There is a Justice of the Peace at the registry Monday-Friday 9:30am-1:00pm.

Also a Justice of the Peace at the Citizen's Advice Bureau Perth Office at 25 Barrack St Monday-Friday 9:00am-3:30pm.

The Department of Justice has a list of Document Witnessing Centres where you can find a Justice of the Peace.

Remember to take ID so your identity can be confirmed.

Last updated: 16-Apr-2018

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