Tag: property settlement qld

Divorce and Property Settlement: Can you do one without the other? It is a common assumption that parties have that you can not reach a financial settlement without being divorced and this is simply not true.  For parties to reach a property settlement you and your spouse do not need to be divorced. Securing a divorce and obtaining a property settlement are considered two separate matters for example, a divorce is an Order which is made by the Court which...

What Are You Worth in Your Property Settlement? That is (sometimes) the million-dollar question. In determining what a client is worth in a property settlement, we (and the Court) utilise a 4 step process. The 1st step is to determine the value of the net asset pool that is available for division between the parties. This includes adding up the value of all the assets (whether in one party’s name or joint names), taking away all the liabilities and then...