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Smarter Drafter Precedent Update March 2025

Check out all the new content that's been added to Smarter Drafter in the last month.

Welcome to the precedent update for March. This update features numerous new Federal Court Forms, amendments to Estate Planning precedents and the Employee Handbook, and new FLENA forms.

Let’s dive in!

Essentials

Content update: Estate Planning

Last Will and Testament
  • Added an option for cover letter and backsheet to:
    • Last will and testament (short form)
    • Express mirror wills
    • Express will - All to children
    • Express will - All to one beneficiary

 

Content update: Employment

Employment Handbook
  •  Updated the period of paid domestic violence leave entitlement 

 

Content update: Court Forms

Federal Court
NEW – now available in Court Forms > Federal > Federal Court of Australia:
  • Form 31 – Notice of cross-claim
  • Form 34 – Reply
  • Form 35 – Interlocutory application
  • Form 37 – Notice of admission
  • Form 38 – List of documents
  • Form 39 – Notice to produce a document in a pleading or affidavit
  • Form 40 – Answers to interrogatories
  • Form 42 – Notice of dispute
  • Form 43A – Subpoena to give evidence
  • Form 43B – Subpoena to produce documents
  • Form 43C – Subpoena to give evidence and produce documents
  • Form 44 – Subpoena – Declaration by Addressee
  • Form 45 – Notice of offer to compromise
  • Form 46 – Notice of acceptance of offer of compromise
  • Form 47 – Notice of withdrawal of pleading
  • Form 48 – Notice of discontinuance
  • Form 59 – Affidavit
  • Form 61 – Notice to produce
  • Form 67 – Application for an extension of time

 

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Content update: FLENA

NEW – now available for FLENA users in Smarter Drafter:

  • CO1 – Letter to Client providing draft Consent Orders
  • CO2 – Letter to OP (self rep) with draft Application for Consent Orders and terms of agreement


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Those are the highlights from the past month, but if you want to see the full list, click the button below. 

Don’t forget to check out our blog to read more about exciting feature releases.
If you have any questions or feedback about this month’s release, please send us an email on team@smarterdrafter.com.au.