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Smarter Drafter Precedent Update November 2025

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

Welcome to the precedent update for November. This big update features updates to our Essentials documents and court forms, many new additions to our Lexon suite, as well as updates to our FLENA suite. 

Let’s dive in!

Essentials

Form updates

The following documents have been updated:

Content update: Corporate

Fixed cross-reference errors in the following document:

  • Business sale agreement

Content update: Lexon – EPOA

New forms

Commercial – Buyer

  • 1(A). Initial Contact Letter - Buyer Commercial - Prospective client
  • 1(B). Initial Contact Letter - Buyer Commercial - Contract received
  • 2. Buyer Matter Flow Checklist Commercial
  • 2a. Buyer Checklist Commercial Addendum - Paper Settlements
  • 3. Buyer File Note Commercial
  • 4 Buyer First Letter Pack Contents Cover Page Commercial
  • 4. Buyer First Letter Commercial
  • 4a. Buyer Questionnaire and Authority Commercial
  • 4b. Buyer To-Do List Commercial
  • 4c. Buyer Booklet Commercial
  • 4d. Buyer Contract, Disclosure and Property Report Commercial
  • 4e. Buyer Searches List Commercial
  • 5. Buyer Searches Worksheet Commercial
  • 6. First Letter to Seller or Seller's Representative
  • 7. Conditions - Advice to Client
  • 8. Conditions - Letter to Other Side Commercial
  • 9. Advice to Client - Termination Issues
  • 10. Extension Letters - Advise, Request and Respond
  • 11. Extension Notice Letter - Exercise of Settlement Extension Right
  • 12. Buyer Final Letter Commercial
  • Last Check - Property - Non-PLA Disclosure (Interactive)
  • VOI RTD Checklist Commercial (Buyer)
  • Conveyancing protocol overview commercial (Buyer)
  • BUGTA - text and prompts for buyer pack

Commercial – Seller

  • 1(A). Initial Contact Letter - Seller Commercial - Prospective client
  • 1(B). Initial Contact Letter - Seller Commercial - Contract received
  • 2. Seller Matter Flow Checklist Commercial
  • 2a. Seller Checklist Commercial Addendum - Paper Settlements
  • 3. Seller File Note Commercial
  • 4. Seller First Letter Pack Contents Cover Page
  • 4. Seller First Letter Commercial
  • 4a. Seller Questionnaire and Authority Commercial
  • 4b. Seller To-Do List
  • 4c. Seller Booklet Commercial
  • 4d. Seller Contract, Disclosure and Property Report Commercial
  • 4e. Seller Searches List Commercial
  • 5. Seller Searches Worksheet Commercial
  • 6. First Letter to Buyer or Buyer's Representative
  • 7. NEW Seller Letter - Post signing
  • 8. NEW Seller - Conditions - Advice to Client
  • 9. NEW Seller - Conditions - Letter to Other Side
  • 10. NEW Seller - Advice to Client - Termination Issues
  • 11. Extension Letters - Advise, Request and Respond
  • 12. Extension Notice Letter - Exercise of Settlement Extension Right
  • 13. Seller Final Letter Commercial
  • Last Check - Property -Commercial Non-PLA Disclosure (Interactive)
  • VOI RTD Checklist Commercial Seller
  • Conveyancing protocol overview commercial (Seller)

Call or Put and Call

  • Call or Pull and Call Option

Court Forms

Content update: FCFCoA

Form updates

Updates per legislation changes and Court’s review.

The following forms have been updated:

  • Divorce service documents (parent form)
    • Acknowledgement of service (divorce)
    • Affidavit of service by post (divorce)
    • Affidavit of service by hand (divorce)
  • Acknowledgement of service
  • Affidavit proving signature (divorce)
  • Outline of case document (interim hearing)

Content update: VIC Magistrates’ Court

New forms

  • Form 10A - Counterclaim
  • Form 10B - Notice of reply
  • Form 21A - Application for order in default

 

Updates from our content partners

Family Law Education Network of Australia (FLENA)

Form updates

The following documents have been updated:

  • Family law checklist
  • P3 – Initial formal letter to other party (self-repped) RE children and or property
  • Divorce checklist
  • D4 – Letter to translator
  • D5 – Affidavit content – Separated under one roof
  • D6 – Affidavit content – Application without a marriage certificate
  • D7 – Letter to client providing draft Application for Divorce
  • D8 – Letter to other side providing joint application for divorce for signing
  • D9 – Letter to process server
  • D10 – Letter to client providing filed Application for Divorce (Applicant)
  • D11 – Letter to other side providing filed joint application for divorce
  • D12 – Orders and Affidavit contents - Substituted service
  • D13 – Letter to client providing filed Application for Divorce (Respondent)
  • D14 – Letter to other side serving Response to Application for Divorce
  • D15 – Letter to client confirming filing of response to application for divorce
  • D16 – Submissions for Divorce
  • D17 – Letter to client confirming outcome
  • D18 – Letter to client providing Order of Divorce


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Download the full Document and Precedent list

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.