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Welcome to the precedent update for October. This update features amendments to Federal Circuit Court and Family Court forms, new NSW Supreme Court forms, and updated Lexon Wills in accordance with amendments received from Lexon.

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Essentials

Content update: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Form updates

We have been reviewing our FCFCOA form suite and amending it as follows:

• updating courts in which forms can be filed as per updates made by the FCFCOA (now FCFCOA Division 1/Division 2/Other); and
• making questions around affidavit swearing (e.g. swearing/affirming, witness details) optional in the form so they can be completed after the document is generated.

The following forms have been updated:

• Acknowledgment of service
• Affidavit – non-filing of family dispute resolution certificate
• Affidavit proving signature (divorce)
• Affidavit: Translation of marriage certificate
• Application for contempt
• Application for review
• Application in a proceeding
• Application in an appeal
• Certificate of dispute resolution
• Certificate of readiness
• Confidential case outline document
• Notice of appeal – child support
• Notice of objection – subpoena
• Notice of request to inspect
• Notice to Admit
• Request to attend by electronic communication
• Response to an application in a proceeding
• Response to an application in an appeal
• Subpoena – Family law
• Undertaking
• Undertaking as to disclosure
• Parenting questionnaire
• PPP Cases Financial Summary – Express version
• Response to divorce

Content update: NSW Supreme Court

The following Corporations forms have been added to our NSW Supreme Court suite:

• Form 2 – Originating process
• Form 3 – Interlocutory process
• Form 4 – Notice of appearance
• Form 8 – Consent of liquidator

Content update: Lexon

The Lexon Wills document suite has been updated in accordance with amendments received from Lexon. The following documents have been updated:

• First contact and estate planning checklist
• Initial letter to client
• Letter to client - enclosing costs agreement
• Wills information checklist
• Interim will checklist
• EPOA instructions checklist
• Letter to client - enclosing estate planning documents
• Will execution checklist
• EPOA execution checklist
• Letter to client - completion of work
• Letter to attorney enclosing EPOA for signing
• Letter to accountant or financial planner
• Letter to client - chasing instructions
• Letter to doctor
• Wills and EPOA - overview
• Wills and EPOA risk pack completion checklist

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