> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.rytz.com.au/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# The three tiers
> Every form in the Forms Library, organised by maturity tier — Gold Standard interactive builder, 85% complete, or educational overview only. Knowing which tier a form sits in tells you what level of help to expect.
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The Forms Library covers 40 distinct Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) forms. They sit in three maturity tiers based on what level of platform support is currently available.
## Tier 1 — Gold Standard (10 forms)
Full interactive desktop builder with AI prompts, validation, and court-form-compliant PDF output. The platform walks you through the form field by field. Pre-populates from your Master Case File. Cross-references your Evidence Portfolio. Validates as you go.
Use these when you can. The fastest path from blank page to filed form.
| Form | Route | Stage |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | ----------- |
| Form 11 — Notice of Risk (Parenting) | `/forms/form-11-desktop-universal` | Application |
| Initiating Application | `/forms/initiating-application-desktop` | Application |
| Financial Statement | `/forms/financial-statement-desktop` | Application |
| Application in Proceeding | `/forms/application-in-proceeding-desktop` | Interim |
| Contravention Application | `/forms/contravention-application-desktop` | Post-orders |
| Response to Divorce | `/forms/response-to-divorce-desktop` | Divorce |
| Affidavit of Service | `/forms/affidavit-of-service-desktop` | Throughout |
| Genuine Steps Certificate | `/forms/genuine-steps-desktop` | Pre-action |
| Reply | `/forms/reply-desktop` | Application |
| Notice of Appeal | `/forms/notice-appeal-desktop` | Post-final |
| Fee Exemption | `/forms/fee-exemption-desktop` | Throughout |
Court filing fees are gazetted annually and increase each 1 July. Always check the [FCFCOA family-law fees page](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/fl/fees/fl-fees) for the current fee before filing. Reduced or waived fees are available for parties on Centrelink concession cards or in financial hardship — see the Fee Exemption form for details.
### Conversational variant — Form 11
Form 11 has an additional conversational Q\&A interview at `/form-11-conversational` that can replace the desktop builder for users who prefer chat. The output is the same court-form-compliant PDF.
## Tier 2 — Phase 1 complete (1 form)
Substantial interactive build but not yet at full Gold Standard quality. Functional today; refinement ongoing.
| Form | Route | Status |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Initiating Application | `/forms/initiating-application-desktop` | (also lives in Tier 1; the Initiating Application interactive form crosses both tiers — Gold Standard for parenting matters, Phase 1 for property-only matters) |
The platform-internal distinction here is that the parenting-matter version is fully Gold Standard while the property-only version is at 85% — usable, but with refinement still pending around the post-10-June-2025 property amendments (codified four-step framework, family-violence considerations, companion animals).
## Tier 3 — Educational overview only (28 forms)
Educational page explaining the form's purpose, when you'd file it, the key sections, common pitfalls, and the cost. No interactive build flow yet.
If you need one of these forms today: read the platform's overview page for context, download the form from the [FCFCOA website](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au), fill manually (or with a lawyer), and refer back to the overview while you fill.
### Application + interim forms
| Form | Overview route | Purpose |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Response to Initiating Application | `/forms/response-to-initiating-application-overview` | Answer to an Initiating Application served on you |
| Response to Application in Proceeding | `/forms/response-to-application-in-proceeding-overview` | Answer to an interim application served on you |
| Application in Appeal | `/forms/application-in-appeal-overview` | Application within an appeal proceeding |
### Affidavit forms
| Form | Overview route | Purpose |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Affidavit (Family Law) | `/forms/affidavit-family-law-overview` | General-purpose affidavit form |
| Affidavit (FDR Exemption) | `/forms/affidavit-fdr-exemption-overview` | Sworn statement that an FDR exemption applies |
| Affidavit (Family Law Child Support) | `/forms/affidavit-family-law-child-support` | Child-support-specific affidavit |
| Affidavit Non-Filing FDR | `/forms/affidavit-non-filing-family-dispute-resolution` | Affidavit for matters that did not go to FDR |
### Property-related forms
| Form | Overview route | Purpose |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Consent Orders | `/forms/consent-orders-overview` | Convert an agreed parenting plan or property settlement into court orders |
| Financial Questionnaire | `/forms/financial-questionnaire-overview` | Detailed questionnaire on financial position |
| Balance Sheet | `/forms/balance-sheet-overview` | Asset/liability summary for property matters |
| Superannuation Kit | `/forms/superannuation-kit-overview` | Forms required for super-splitting orders |
### Parenting-related forms
| Form | Overview route | Purpose |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Parenting Questionnaire | `/forms/parenting-questionnaire-overview` | Detailed questionnaire on parenting arrangements |
| Enforcement Application | `/forms/enforcement-application-overview` | Enforce existing parenting or financial orders |
| Contempt Application | `/forms/contempt-application-overview` | Allege contempt of court (high threshold; rare) |
### Divorce forms
| Form | Overview route | Purpose |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| Divorce Application | `/forms/divorce-application-overview` | Application for divorce |
| Acknowledgment of Service | `/forms/acknowledgment-of-service-overview` | Other party's acknowledgment that they have been served |
### Outline of case (hearing materials)
| Form | Overview route | Purpose |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Outline Case (Final) | `/forms/outline-case-final-overview` | Outline document filed before final hearing |
| Outline Case (Interim) | `/forms/outline-case-interim-overview` | Outline document filed before interim hearing |
### Service + procedural
| Form | Overview route | Purpose |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- |
| Notice of Discontinuance | `/forms/notice-discontinuance-overview` | Discontinue proceedings |
| Notice Address for Service | `/forms/notice-address-service-overview` | Update address for service of documents |
| Certificate Dispute Resolution | `/forms/certificate-dispute-resolution-overview` | s60I certificate from FDR practitioner |
| Service Kit | `/forms/service-kit-overview` | Forms required for serving documents |
### Fee waivers
| Form | Overview route | Purpose |
| ------------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ |
| Fee Deferral | `/forms/fee-deferral-overview` | Apply to defer payment of court fees |
## Why some forms are Gold Standard and others aren't
A practical question: why aren't all 40 forms at Gold Standard quality?
Two reasons:
1. **Volume.** The 10 Gold Standard forms cover \~80% of the form-filing volume in self-represented family-law matters. Building interactive flows is high-effort work; concentrating on the most-trafficked forms has highest leverage.
2. **Stability.** Some forms are more stable than others — Form 11 hasn't changed materially in years. Others are subject to ongoing legislative or rule changes (notably the property forms post-10-June-2025 amendments). Forms in the Overview tier include several that are pending re-build to reflect the 2025 amendments.
The roadmap is to move Tier 3 forms to Tier 1 over time. See [What's new](/whats-new) for changelog updates.
**For Tier 3 forms, RYTZ's AI assistant remains useful.** Even without an interactive builder, you can ask the AI things like "what does paragraph 7 of the Acknowledgment of Service form mean?" or "what should I put in box 4 of the Financial Questionnaire?" and it will reason from your matter's context.
## What's next
Step back to the framing — what the Forms Library is and how to use it.
Most forms require a supporting affidavit; the affidavit toolkit drafts those.
The FCFCOA stages — each stage identifies the forms typically filed.
Form-specific questions answered with reference to your matter.