Children (WA)

The Children (WA) matter type provides the necessary contact cards and layouts for parenting arrangements for children after a relationship ends, whether or not proceedings commence in the Family Court of Western Australia.

Common Contact Cards and Layouts

The following Contact Cards and Layouts appear by default on a Children (WA) matter:

• Client and Client Details 
  Enter the role of your Client i.e. applicant or respondent, and their relationship to the children under Client Details.
• Other Side, Other Side Details and Other Side’s Solicitor 
  Enter the role and relationship of the Other Side under Other Side Details.
• Relationship Details
  Enter the parties’ cohabitation, marriage, separation and divorce details.  
• Case Details
  Enter the details of any court proceedings, mediation details, or orders.  
• Child and Child Details 

Uncommon Contact Cards and Layouts

Uncommon contact cards are also available for selection on a matter-by-matter basis, such as:

• Independent Children's Lawyer 
• Mediator 
• Barrister 
• Expert 
• Process Server 
• Legal Aid 
• Legal Agent  
• Subpoenaed Party 

Learn how to select uncommon contacts from within the matter.

If you don’t see a contact card needed for this matter type, you can submit a request for it to be added to Smokeball.

Precedent Library

The Children (WA) matter provides access to the Family (WA) Precedent Profile. This pre-set Precedent Library folder contains non-legally drafted precedents for everyday use, together with shortcuts to commonly used documents found under Court & Authority forms:

If the Precedent Profile does not appear in the Precedent Library, please ensure that you have subscribed to the Precedent Profile.

If you don’t see a commonly used and publicly available form and you would like it added to Smokeball, you can request a form.