The Divorce Course Podcast19 Jan 2022

Sorting your property settlement in divorce: Financial Contributions before cohabitation and how it affects your property settlement

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Part 1 of our property settlement and divorce series. This episode covers the factors and assets that are considered when thinking about contribution before marriage or cohabitation and who gets what after divorce. We discuss:

How the length of Marriage can make a difference to the outcome?
How the size of the Property Pool can affect the outcome?
How can it matter what you and your partner do with the assets during the marriage?
How superannuation before cohabitation is considered in property settlement.

Stay tuned for PART 2 contributions during the marriage and PART 3 contributions after the marriage and how it could affect your property settlement during divorce?

You Don't Want to Miss Out On

Why the length of your marriage matters in property settlement in divorce.

How does what you bring into the marriage get sorted out when you get divorce?

What is a contribution?

The difference in a property settlement for a 30 year marriage to a 10 year marriage?

If you bring in a house or shares it doesn't automatically be given back to you at separation.

What is considered a short marriage?

How do children factor into property settlement percentage?

A case of gold bars under the waterbed

Why furniture and pianos don't count as contributions at the beginning of the marriage

What things are considered contributions at the beginning of a marriage?

How to get proof that you bought a house before marriage

Superannuation.

If you have not brought anything into the marriage at all can you end up with some property in your divorce settlement?

How future needs are considered in a property settlement.

If you helped pay child support for your ex's kids can you get the money back after divorce?

What do you do if your contributions before marriage are not being acknowledged by the other side?

When might it be not a great idea to fight for initial contributions to be acknowledged in court?

Why it is important to put in the effort and do the work to get the evidence before mediation.

How to negotiate with a narcissist during property settlement.

If your ex changes everything into their mothers name can it still be included in the property pool?

Does it matter if your ex changes their assets into someone else's name?

If you need emergency help you can also contact:

WOMEN'S SHELTER SERVICE
LEGAL AID
Lifeline 13 11 14
Mensline Australia 1300 789 978
Kids Help Line 1800 551 800
Aboriginal Family Domestic Violence Hotline 1800 019 123
Relationships Australia
Police on 000
DVConnect Womensline on 1800 811 811 (24 hours, 7 days a week) Note: This number is not recorded on your phone bill
DV Connect Mensline on 1800 600 636
National DV line on 1800 737 732.1800RESPECT 1800 737 732

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