Financial agreements can be used by couples at any stage of a personal relationship – married or de facto, before, during or after. People use Financial agreements to document a property settlement in the case of a separating couple or to set out how they wish financial matters to be dealt with in the event of relationship breakdown
We spoke to some of our recent customers to learn about their experiences with using our financial agreement kits and Legal Review Package (formerly known as Document Review Service).
These are their stories.
Rachael and Lance were married for 23 years, raising three children to adulthood before eventually drifting apart. In 2017, they mutually decided to separate, agreeing that once the children had left home, they would sell the family house and divide their superannuation fairly between them. Despite the separation, Rachael and Lance maintained a strong sense […]
Read MoreKaren and Tim have been living together happily for a couple of years and are planning to buy a new home together. Karen went through a messy divorce five years ago and kept her family home from the settlement. As a single mother to two teenage children, she feels a strong responsibility to protect her […]
Read MoreDean and his girlfriend were buying a house together.
“The first quote we got for an agreement was about ten thousand dollars from a lawyer.” Read Dean’s Story.
Read MoreJulie had separated from her partner and needed to transfer her share of the family home to her.
“I had spoken to a few other people about this and they made it more complicated than it needed to be.” Read Julie’s Story.
Read MoreChris and his fiance are getting married. This is the story he sent us via email on the 10th Septemeber 2019
“With constant pressure on my ex-wife, we were left with no alternative but to communicate with each other through the legal channels provided through our respective solicitor’s. Needless to say, this slowed the Agreement process immensely, and of course, the whole process became very frustrating and added an intensified level of distrust, which had been absent previously.” Read Chris’ Story
Read MoreNatalie had separated from her husband.
“We found one online that we downloaded and it was fine, it had all the details in it and then it said to take it to a lawyer and get it verified. That’s when everything got a bit difficult.” Read Natalie’s Story.
Read MoreMichael and his wife separated and needed to include the division of superannuation assets in their property settlement.
“If they’d wanted it all upfront there was no way I would have shelled out for it but having seen the template, I filled that out and I didn’t have any concerns with it.” Read Michael’s Story.
Read MoreSteve and Heidi decided they wanted a conscious uncoupling of their long term de facto partnership.
“I had a few dramas at home. We decided that we were going to go through a conscious uncoupling of the relationship.” Read Steve and Heidi’s Story
Read MoreDean had separated from his partner.
“It was a bit of a stressful time and it just made it really easy to deal with and get on with things.” Read Dean’s Story.
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