Case Studies

Our process to a fair financial split

The first question is the most obvious: can you get back together? If the answer is yes, you don’t need us. If it’s no, we’re here to help. The second step is to build a financial timeline of your relationship. We need to know the major events of your life together, from the day you…

Honesty is the best policy

A lot of horrible things can happen when a relationship comes to an end. It can be emotionally traumatic, and financially disastrous. But we find that when each member of a couple is open and honest with us about their financial situation, we can achieve amazing results. This comes from our 20 years of experience…

Getting your divorce priorities straight

If you’re going through a divorce or separation, it’s important to get your priorities straight. Do you wish to destroy your former partner? Or are you looking for an amicable financial separation? If you fit into the former category, we suggest you give all your money to lawyers. But if you’re in the latter category,…

Keeping you in control of your financial separation

Divorce Planning is a coaching and mentoring service that guides couples through the process of separation, through a financial lens. Our experience tells us that when one or both members of a couple engage divorce lawyers, their relationship can turn sour very quickly. It can become acrimonious, hostile and spiral out of control. That’s not…

The 4 steps courts use to divide up your world

At Divorce Planning we’ve taken a careful look at the four steps courts use to divide up the assets, financial resources, debts and liabilities between the parties in a Property Settlement Application. These four steps are exactly the same every time, and are what we base our mediation process on. Step 1 – Establish the…

Couple – married 1 year – together 6 years – no children

At Divorce Planning we’ve successfully assisted a range of couples achieve a fair divorce outcome, without the stress and trauma of engaging divorce lawyers and going to court. For example: One party bought a house 7 years ago, paid for the wedding and the honeymoon. The other party ran a business from the house and…

Couple – married – children 9 and 7 – both in private schools

At Divorce Planning we’ve successfully assisted a range of couples achieve a fair divorce outcome, without the stress and trauma of engaging divorce lawyers and going to court. This couple came to Divorce Planning together, as they had heard we specialise in achieving fair and reasonable divorce settlements, without engaging lawyers or going to court.…

Couple – De facto for 13 months – together 3 years in total

At Divorce Planning we’ve successfully assisted a range of couples achieve a fair divorce or financial separation outcome, without the stress and trauma of engaging divorce lawyers and going to court. This young couple bought an apartment off the plan, and qualified for the first home owners grant. He was from overseas and she was…

32 year old male – not married but defacto for 4 years, together 7 years

Both working earning over $80,000, no children. Assets including a house worth $1.2 million with debt of $300k, no significant other assets and both superannuation funds under $40,000. The male believed he had contributed more and with no children and both employed made an offer of keeping 60% of the equity in the home and…

Couple – married 12 years – Children 10 and 6

Husband is 54 yrs and Wife is 42 years, married in 2004 with two children aged 10yrs and 6yrs, separating in October 2016 after 12 yrs of marriage. Husband ordered to pay $3,000.00 per week spousal maintenance in addition to fact he already pays: Most of the expenses for the children; Mortgage and loan repayments…