Urgent Legal Crisis Hotline
When minutes matter, our emergency team moves—now. We’re on-call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to triage, draft, and file urgent court material in family law and domestic violence matters.
What We Do—Fast
Critical Incident List (FCFCOA): Same-day triage and filings for genuine emergencies affecting children’s safety, recovery, travel, or urgent welfare.
Urgent Airport Watch List Orders: Immediate applications to place children on the Family Law Watchlist to prevent unauthorised overseas travel.
Emergency Parenting & Recovery Orders: Rapid filings where time-sensitive arrangements or recovery are required.
Urgent Injunctions & Protection: Orders to preserve assets, protect safety, or maintain the status quo.
After-hours coordination: Liaison with the Registry, ICLs and relevant agencies where appropriate.
Our Speed Guarantee
We can have your urgent application prepared and filed within 8 hours.
(Where e-filing is available and instructions/evidence are provided promptly. If filing windows are closed, we lodge first thing next business hour and brief Counsel as needed.)
How It Works (Right Now)
- Call the Hotline: We assess risk, urgency, and jurisdiction—on the spot.
- Secure Instructions: You send ID and core evidence (texts, emails, affidavits, travel risks, police/medical notes).
- Draft & Settle: We prepare the Initiating Application/Response, Affidavit, Annexures, and urgent listing request.
- File & Escalate: We e-file and seek an urgent listing (including the Critical Incident List) and deliver sealed documents to you.
- Appear: We brief Counsel or appear urgently for you (in-person or by Microsoft Teams/phone), and coordinate any Watch List request with the AFP via the Court.
Signs You Should Call Us Now
- Credible risk of child removal or overseas travel without consent
- Non-return of a child or sudden unilateral relocation
- Threats, coercion, stalking, or family violence escalation
- Urgent need to freeze the status quo (schooling, residence, passports, assets)
- Orders breached with immediate consequences for safety or welfare
- What To Have Ready
- Photo ID, current Orders (if any), key dates, and timeline of risk
- Evidence: messages/emails, travel bookings, passport info, police/medical notes
- Safe contact details and any relevant agency contacts
- Transparent Costs
Clear, upfront quotes for urgent work. Fixed-fee options available for discrete stages (drafting, filing, appearance). We move first—then keep you fully informed on scope and spend.
Important
We act swiftly and ethically. Urgency does not guarantee a particular outcome; the Court retains discretion on listings and Orders. We will only bring applications that are proper, evidence-based, and necessary.
Call Now—We’re Here 24/7
Urgent Hotline: 1300 162 693
Email (monitored 24/7): admin@transitionallegal.com.au
If you’re in immediate danger, call 000 first—then call us.
Ready to get answers from a qualified lawyer?
At Transitional Legal, we understand that reaching out for legal help often comes at one of the most difficult times in life. Whether you’re facing urgent family law matters, criminal proceedings, or issues involving domestic violence, our team is here to listen and guide you with care, clarity, and strength.
Unit 105/58-60 Manila Street, Beenleigh QLD 4207
Mon-Fri: 8am – 5pm