Divorce
Many of our clients' first contact with us is about a divorce. Usually our clients do want a divorce, but they also need a property settlement and arrangements for their children resolved. They often also need some assistance with child support and may also need us to help them with immediate financial issues.
A divorce is simply a legal severance of a marriage. You can apply for a divorce if you and your spouse have been separated for 12 months. A divorce has the following consequences:
- It allows the parties to re-marry;
- it starts a time limit within which property matters must be resolved (12 months from the date the divorce is finalised);
- It may have an effect on your Will, Power of Attorney, beneficiary nominations for superannuation funds etc if you still have your spouse named in those documents.
Useful factsheets:
After separation: Consent Orders v Financial Agreements
Financial Agreements: Divorce proofing Bloodline trusts and generational succession planning
International clients: can my matter be determined in Australian Courts?
Help! My business partner is getting divorced. How do I avoid the fallout?
My adult child is getting divorced. Is our family business safe from our son or daughter in law?
My adult child is getting divorced. What about all the money we gave / loaned them?
My adult child is getting divorced. Will I still get to see my granchildren?