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Smarter Drafter Precedent Update October 2024
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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.
Let’s dive in!
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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If you have any questions or feedback about this month’s release, please send us an email on team@smarterdrafter.com.au.