Property Division
Relationship breakdown is often very overwhelming and can be a traumatic time of your life. When a marriage or de-facto relationship comes to an end, division of the parties property is part of the family law process.
Who gets what when it comes to property and separation?
The property that either you or your ex-spouse have under the Family Law Act is considered property of the relationship. This is a complex area of law that can be very confusing if you do not engage an experienced family law firm that employs family law solicitors. Without proper family law legal advice regarding what property is included in the pool, property settlement Gold Coast and what you might be entitled to, you may lose your entitlement.
Or worse is that you finalise your separation and divorce by doing your own property division and be in a much worse financial position than if you had engaged an experienced family lawyer and received the right family law advice.
When it comes to your family law and your financial security, your home, superannuation, trusts, investment properties, shares, other investments and business, it is essential that you receive the right family law legal advice right from the beginning.
When it comes to dividing your assets there are several ways that it may be divided between you and your partner. These options include:
- Property division by agreement between the parties and enter either Consent Orders or a Binding Financial Agreement drafted by a family lawyer;
- Property division through family lawyer assisted negotiations and agreement;
- Property division through attending mediation with your family lawyer to advise you; or
- File an initiating application in Family Court to seek orders for property division with the assistance of an experienced family law solicitor.
property settlement Gold Coast and assets during the family law process is not always straight forward and it usually it will take time to reach an agreement.
It is always recommended that you get legal advice, to begin with so you understand your legal position fully, even if you can amicably reach an agreement.
Whether you have a multimillion-dollar property pool or a more modest property pool, you must ensure that you receive your fair entitlement to move on with your life.
Your future financial security after separation and divorce is important!
We specialise in getting our clients the best possible results in their family law matter and property settlement Gold Coast.
Negotiating the right outcome for you and your children regarding how to divide property with your ex-spouse can be a highly complex process. Every couple has different circumstances, and the law does not have a one-size-fits-all approach. This is why you must receive the right family law legal advice from the outset of your separation or divorce. Our family law solicitors are experts at negotiating complex family law proceedings with small and large property pools.
There are also important dates and time frames to keep in mind; these vary whether you are married or in a de-facto relationship.
Going through a separation or divorce can bring so much uncertainty. Our goal for every client that we have at Collective Family Law is to ensure that our clients leave our firm with certainty to move forward to the next stage of their life, knowing where they stand.
How Do You Split Assets After Divorce in Australia Without Losing Your Mind
4 Step Process PROPERTY DIVISION
When Dividing property the Four-Step Process Applies
THE PROPERTY POOL
What assets, liabilities and financial resources there are of each party, joint or separate (the “net property pool”);
THE CONTRIBUTIONS
What each party has contributed to those assets, liabilities and financial resources before the commencement of cohabitation, during the relationship and post-separation, and financially, non-financially and as parent and homemaker (in percentage form);
THE FUTURE NEEDS
What the ‘needs’ of each party will be moving forward post-separation (resulting in a percentage adjustment from point 2 above); and certainty. The three “C’s” of how we at Collective Family Law conduct all of our family law cases.
It is our top priority and mission to ensure that every client receives the service that they deserve. Not only the best family law legal advice that they can get, but the small things that make all the difference, such as promptly returning phone calls, returning correspondence to the other side in a timely manner, ensuring that the family law matter keeps moving forward without delays to ensure that costs are kept as low as possible.
We can tackle family law cases that are both small and simple right through to incredibly complex family law issues.
THE JUSTICE & EQUITY
Whether the assessment at points 2 and 3 above, and the transactions that will allow for that assessment to be implemented, are just and equitable for both parties.
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