Consent Orders, prepared and lodged for you — from $1,100.
When you and your former partner have agreed how to split things, consent orders make it stick. Sealed by the court. Backed by MKI Legal. Money-back guarantee.
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Lawcaptain runs inside MKI Legal — a registered Australian law firm with 14+ years of practice. Every family matter is handled by a qualified lawyer, on our team, in Australia. And because family law and most employment law are national, we can help you wherever you live in Australia.
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Prepares 200+ consent orders a year. 4.7 Google rating.
14+ years' practice. Director of MKI Legal.
14+ years' experience in legal practice.
Co-founder of Lawcaptain and Director of Operations at MKI Legal.
Looks after employment law enquiries.
Supporting family-law matters end to end.
Looks after family law enquiries.
Builds and runs the Lawcaptain platform.
Front-end & back-end developer.
Designs the Lawcaptain product & brand.
Trusted by hundreds of Australians
Reviews from clients of MKI Legal — our parent law firm. 200+ Google Reviews*, 4.7 average rating.
“Angelo was very prompt with his guidance, offering support and information at every stage.”
“Very professional, helpful, explains everything, and has great communication.”
“Made what could have been a complex process seem easy and stress-free. Very appreciative!”
“Nothing was ever too hard and he always made me feel like I mattered.”
“Patient and supportive, always returned calls and provided much-needed guidance and advice.”
“Made what could have been a very stressful matter very easy to navigate.”
“Angelo was very prompt with his guidance, offering support and information at every stage.”
“Very professional, helpful, explains everything, and has great communication.”
“Made what could have been a complex process seem easy and stress-free. Very appreciative!”
“Nothing was ever too hard and he always made me feel like I mattered.”
“Patient and supportive, always returned calls and provided much-needed guidance and advice.”
“Made what could have been a very stressful matter very easy to navigate.”
What you get
Legally binding
The court seals it. Your former partner can't change their mind, reopen the deal, or come back for more later.
Stamp duty savings
As little as $20 stamp duty when the family home transfers under sealed consent orders.
Up to 70% cheaper than a traditional firm
Same legal work, fixed price, no hourly bills.
Prepared and lodged for you
We draft the application and the orders, and file them with the court.
Money-back guarantee
If a family lawyer reviews your matter and consent orders aren't right, you get a full refund.
From your couch
Enter your details online, at your own pace. No office visits required.
What is a consent order?
A consent order makes your agreement about dividing assets and debts legally binding. It's filed with the Court and — once sealed by a registrar — has the same legal weight as if a judge had decided the matter.
In plain English: the court signs off on the deal you've already made. Once it does, neither of you can change your mind later.
Who can get one?
Available to married and de facto couples who have separated. Generally you'll meet these conditions:
Time limits — Married: 12 months after divorce. De facto: 2 years from separation. If you're close to a limit, tell us when you call.
Consent orders in Western Australia
Western Australia has its own family court. If you both live in WA, you apply to the Family Court of Western Australia, not to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. If one of you lives in another state, we will tell you which court to use. Married couples apply under the Family Law Act 1975, as they do everywhere else. De facto couples apply under Part 5A of WA's own Family Court Act 1997. The exception is a super split, which the court makes under the Family Law Act (s 90YY).
The process is much the same, and so is the court fee: $215 in both courts from 1 July 2026. De facto couples in WA also file an affidavit showing their relationship meets WA's requirements, including how long it lasted and their connection to WA. Our fixed prices do not change by state, and Perth is our home base.
Consent orders in WA: the full guideSix steps, start to sealed
Get your price
Use the AI chat on this page, get an instant quote online, or get in touch. Free, no obligation.
Enter your details
Tell us about your relationship, children, assets, debts, and how you've agreed to split everything. At your own pace.
Sign the Costs Agreement
Once you're ready, sign the formal Costs Agreement with MKI Legal — the moment we become your lawyers.
Discuss with your family lawyer
Your lawyer reviews everything, answers your questions, and confirms consent orders are right for your situation. If they aren't, you get a full refund.
Documents prepared and signed
We draft the application and the orders. You read them, ask any questions, and both of you sign.
We lodge with the court
We file the signed documents with the Court. Typically 2–6 weeks to seal.
How to apply for consent orders
You apply together, by filing two documents with the court:
- an Application for Consent Orders (Form 11 in WA), in which you each set out your finances
- the proposed orders, which are the exact wording you want the court to make.
You both sign them, and they are filed within 90 days of the first of you signing the sworn part of the application. If super is being split, the super fund is given at least 28 days' notice first. A registrar then considers the application without a hearing. If the registrar is satisfied the orders are just and equitable, the court makes them. If not, it asks for more information, or the application may need a hearing.
In our six steps above, that is steps 5 and 6: we prepare both documents, you both sign, and we lodge them with the right court.
How to apply for consent orders, step by step14+ years of family-law practice. 200+ consent orders prepared every year. Backed by MKI Legal — as seen in the media.
What it costs
Fixed-price legal fees plus the court's lodgement fee. No hidden costs. Compare it against the traditional firms.
Total indicative
for a typical consent order
Traditional law firm
for the same matter
What a consent order can cover
Assets
Debts
Splitting super, briefly
Splitting super is part of the consent orders process. One person's super fund transfers an agreed amount to the other person's fund. Money stays in super — it doesn't get cashed out — and normal access rules still apply. We give the super fund the notice they need before lodging the orders.
Wherever you are in Australia, the law is the same — and so are we.
Family law in Australia is federal law, with one exception: in Western Australia, de facto couples' property is covered by WA's own Family Court Act 1997 (a super split is still under the Family Law Act 1975). A consent order, BFA or prenup we prepare is valid right across the country.
Currently serving clients in NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, TAS & the ACT. Northern Territory coming soon.
How other couples split their property
Real decisions of the family law courts, retold in plain English from the published judgment. Lawcaptain did not act in these cases.
They logged every house payment, and still split 50/50TogetherAbout 9 years, marriedChildrenNoneNet poolAbout $1.33 millionSplit50% eachFederal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) · 31 January 2023Read the case study
Full-time care, a casual job, and 75% of the property outside superTogether15 years, marriedChildrenTwo, with their motherNet pool$520,547 outside superSplit75% her / 25% himFederal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) · 28 June 2024Read the case study
A Perth de facto couple: his head start was worth 5% after 17 yearsTogether17 years, de factoChildrenThreeNet poolAbout $597,000Split55% him / 45% herFamily Court of Western Australia · 8 March 2019Read the case studyWant to read more before you decide?
Consent order questions
Divorce ends the marriage. Consent orders divide the assets and debts. You can do either without the other, but most separating couples need both at some point.
Legal fees from $1,100, fixed, plus the court's lodgement fee of $215 (from 1 July 2026). Your exact price depends on things like a super split or a second property, and the instant quote gives you your fixed price in two minutes.
Once the signed documents are lodged, the court typically seals the orders in 2–6 weeks. Before that, the documents are prepared and both of you sign them. If super is being split, we give the super fund the notice it needs (at least 28 days) before lodging.
Yes — both of you sign the consent orders before we lodge them with the court. The court won't seal an application that isn't signed by both parties.
No — we can only act for one party. We represent you, not your former partner. Your partner is free to get their own independent legal advice; the court reviewing and approving the orders is what protects both of you.
The court approves consent orders if the deal is “just and equitable” — broadly fair. Our lawyer reviews the agreement against that standard before lodging. If we think the court won't approve it, we'll tell you up front.
Yes — if the registrar considers it grossly unfair to one party. This is rare when the matter has been reviewed properly. If the court raises questions, we work with the registrar to address them.
Their basic personal details, their assets, debts, super, and income. Your partner doesn't need their own lawyer (although they can choose to get advice if they want).
Once sealed, consent orders are enforceable. Breaching them is contempt of court and the court has enforcement powers. In practice this rarely needs to be used — but the existence of those powers is exactly why consent orders work.
You can. The court provides the forms. The risk is that the forms are technical, errors cause rejections, and rejections cause delays. At $1,100 fixed, with a refund safety net, most people would rather we handle it.
Our lawyer will tell you at the review stage. We can sometimes still take it on at a higher fixed price, or we'll refund you and explain what would fit — typically a BFA, a court application, or mediation.
No problem. We can amend the draft. One round of minor amendments is included in the fixed fee. Bigger changes might mean a revised quote.
At the point of engagement — after you've spoken to a lawyer, before they start drafting. The Costs Agreement makes the price explicit before you commit.
