WA Which Form to Use for Spousal Maintenance Application?

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Becboo

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Can someone please tell me which form I should use to apply for urgent spousal maintenance prior to agreeing to a property settlement? My ex has cleared out funds and refuses to pay the mortgage but will not provide complete disclosure either so property settlement could take some time.
 

Lance

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If you are planning on self representing you can refer to the self litigants handbook to apply for spousal maintenance:
http://www.familycourt.wa.gov.au/_files/SRL%20Handbooks/Handbook_Property_Cases.pdf

The form you are looking for is a form 1 http://www.familycourt.wa.gov.au/_files/June2012/Form1_Web_July2012.pdf to commence proceedings and it will need to be supported by a form 13 (financial statement) http://www.familycourt.wa.gov.au/_files/Form13.pdf and an affidavit http://www.familycourt.wa.gov.au/_files/Affidavit.pdf to support your claim for spousal maintenance

While you can undertake this process yourself you may benefit from at least an initial meeting with a family lawyer. You can make contact with a lawyer in you area at:https://lawtap.com/au/
 
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AlohaTiger13

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I am in need of the same application forms as Becboo, however, the case is in the Sydney area. Is there a similar link that you can direct me to where I could find these same urgent spousal maintenance application forms needed that are for the courts in Sydney?

Your help would be greatly appreciated as I have seemingly searched everywhere I can think of and am only coming up with links Explaining who can qualify, but fail to provide where this paperwork can be found.

Thank you in advance! (I am a friend of a woman whose spouse earns just under $1 million/year but is starving her access to any finances in an attempt to bully her into a very unreasonable split of their mutual assets.
 

Lance

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31 October 2015
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I am in need of the same application forms as Becboo, however, the case is in the Sydney area. Is there a similar link that you can direct me to where I could find these same urgent spousal maintenance application forms needed that are for the courts in Sydney?

Your help would be greatly appreciated as I have seemingly searched everywhere I can think of and am only coming up with links Explaining who can qualify, but fail to provide where this paperwork can be found.

Thank you in advance! (I am a friend of a woman whose spouse earns just under $1 million/year but is starving her access to any finances in an attempt to bully her into a very unreasonable split of their mutual assets.

Hi these should do the trick:

Spousal Maintenance - Family Court of Australia
Initiating Application (form) - Family Court of Australia
Financial Statement (form) - Family Court of Australia
Affidavit - Family Court of Australia