Are you concerned that your partner is going to take your child overseas without your permission? As a parent, there are steps you can take to prevent this by placing your child�s name on the Family Law Watchlist. The...
Are you concerned that your partner is going to take your child overseas without your permission? As a parent, there are steps you can take to prevent this by placing your child�s name on the Family Law Watchlist.
The Family Law Watchlist is maintained by the Australian Federal Police (�AFP�). A child that is placed on the Family Law Watchlist is prevented from leaving Australia without the permission of both parents or without an order of the court.�
A child�s name may be placed on the Family Law Watchlist in the following circumstances:
There is a court order�that limits or prevents the child�s overseas travel and which also requests the AFP to place the child on the Family Law Watchlist;� An application has been filed with the court seeking an order�that limits or prevents the child�s overseas travel, and which also requests the AFP to place the child on the Family Law Watchlist; or� An appeal has been filed with the court against an order of the court relating to the child that limits or prevents the child�s overseas travel, and that had requested the AFP to place the child on the Family Law Watchlist.If a child�s name needs to be placed on the Family Law Watchlist, the AFP requires the following documents to be provided by way of email or fax:
Filed application or appeal; Completed Family Law Watchlist Request Form; and� 24 hour contact telephone number and email address.To confirm whether your child�s name is on the Family Law Watchlist, a completed Family Law Watchlist Enquiry Form must be submitted to the AFP by email or fax.
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