hi everyone hey to Chikara here from justice family lawyers I'm here to discuss what you need to do in order to get a divorce in Australia one you need to satisfy the courts here that they have jurisdiction to deal with your issue that means that either yourself or your partner are an Australian citizen an Australian permanent resident or someone that decides to live here indefinitely - you'll need to show the courts that you are married and that you have been married for at least two years now that can be demonstrated with a marriage certificate even if you have been married overseas you can use a marriage certificate from overseas as long as it's in English or if it's not in English you can translate it to show the courts that you have been married three you need to tell the court that you have been separated for at least 12 months now that may mean that you have been separated and living under the same roof and that's still understandable by the courts and you just need to sign an extra statement saying that that has been the case once you have satisfied those three requirements you can file your divorce application online when you file your divorce application it will then be sent to the court and depending on a number of factors it may mean that you might have to attend court or you might not have to attend court you will also need to organise for your partner to be either be served with a divorce application if it is a sow application or if it is a joint application you'll both need to sign the divorce when you file your divorce online you will get a divorce hearing date that is the date that it will be heard in court granted that the divorce has been given by the court you'll receive a divorce certificate 31 days after the divorce hearing [Music]