The third step is all around the future needs of the parties. To put this in a really simple question that is asked, it is this: Is there one person in the relationship who has a greater financial need than the other party? [...]
With the COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out in Australia a new wave of parental disputes is arising. Of note to all parents is that at the present time there is no vaccine approved for administration to children under the age of 16 years in Australia. The Astra Zeneca vaccine is [...]
New Podcast Episode!Step Two of The Four-Step ProcessIn step two of the four-step process, we take a close look at the parties’ contributions to the relationship, both financially and non-financially.Once step one of the four-step processes has been completed, this is when we can commence step two, so if [...]
The starting point of any property settlement process is to assess what the property pool actually is to decide what the distribution to each party will be. It is not until we know the true property pool that we can consider any of the other three steps in [...]
Listen up as the Director of Collective Family Law provides for an analysis of the following:1. THE PROPERTY POOL – What assets, liabilities and financial resources there are of each party, joint or separate (the “net property pool”);2. THE CONTRIBUTIONS – What each party has contributed to those assets, liabilities and financial resources before [...]
1. Gathering basic information You are going to need to know details about your relationship’s financial set-up as well as other basic information such as dates regarding the relationship, where documents are kept, and whose name is on what assets, household bills, and other liabilities. This can be overwhelming, [...]
Do healthy divorces actually exist? Yes, they do and they absolutely can be achieved! Divorce and separation is a hard time, no matter who you are - however, not every divorce needs to be hard and messy, it is 100% possible to have [...]
Part of being clever through your separation is protecting yourself, in a legal sense of course, but also emotionally. Technology and social media have undoubtedly changed the way, people, part ways. With the touch of a button, we now can potentially see what our former partner is doing and who he [...]
We have all know that it’s expensive to go through a divorce, so how do you minimise the costs? This week on the Divorce Collective Podcast, Caralee breaks down the tips and tricks as to how you can minimise your legal fees when going through [...]
When determining what is in the children’s best interests, the court has to consider a number of primary considerations. The section of the Family Law Act where you can find this is 60B. This is a breakdown of what this section essentially seeks to guarantee to all children: that children [...]
