Free 45 Minute Consultation

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, division of the property 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.

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 division. 

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.

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. 

Division of property 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.

Request A Free Consultation

Complete the form below to request a free 45-minute consultation.

4 Step Process PROPERTY DIVISION

When Dividing property the Four-Step Process Applies

The Family Law Act sets out the four-step process guiding us on how to divide property when a marriage or de-facto relationship breaks down. If any, property adjustment is required between parties following separation is referred to as a four-step process. Put simply, the four-step process 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 the commencement of cohabitation, during the relationship and post-separation, and financially, non-financially and as parent and homemaker (in percentage form);
  3. 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
  4. 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.

 

Even if you are not yet in Court proceedings when you divide property you will be guided by the above principles set out by the Family Law Act. It will enable you to appropriately conduct negotiations and it will ensure that if you wish to formalise an agreement by way of Consent Orders, the Court will be likely to approve the Orders you are seeking for your agreed property division

Book an Initial 45-minute consultation here with Collective Family Law Group
Contact us today to make an appointment to discuss your family law matters, or for further information on how we can assist you so that you can move on with your life with certainty and security.