Enforcing compliance with Family Court orders

Sometimes in Family Law matters, a party will not comply with the orders which have been made. Unfortunately, this can be a common occurrence in Family Law and can take a further emotional toll on the complying party as they attempt to enforce the orders.

Non-compliance can occur in all areas of Family Law where there are Court orders imposed, such as:

My Former Partner is not complying – what can I do?

If possible, the first steps to consider should be negotiation (either directly with the other party, or facilitated by your lawyers) or Dispute Resolution such as mediation. This will allow the parties to discuss the non-compliance, any reasonable excuses for the non-compliance and if there are any reasons the orders made are not possible to comply with. Negotiation may provide a resolution to the issue without the need for further involvement by the Court and potentially costly and lengthy litigation.