A 45-year-old female sought advice from EAS Legal following the breakdown of a marriage of more than 15 years. The parties had accumulated a substantial asset pool, including multiple investment properties, superannuation interests and a family business. Negotiations had reached an impasse, with both parties holding very different views about the appropriate division of assets.
Our client was particularly concerned about protecting the financial security she had worked hard to build while avoiding the significant legal costs and emotional toll associated with a lengthy contested property trial.
We undertook a comprehensive review of the parties’ financial circumstances, prepared detailed evidence regarding our client’s financial and non-financial contributions throughout the relationship and developed a strategic negotiation plan focused on achieving a commercially sensible resolution.
After extensive negotiations, the parties reached agreement on all outstanding issues and formalised the settlement through Consent Orders.
Our client secured a favourable property settlement that appropriately recognised her contributions and future needs, while avoiding a contested final hearing and allowing both parties to move forward with certainty.
