The Smartest Way to Settle
Many thousands of separating people suffer needlessly when trying to reach a settlement with their former partner.
Almost everyone finds it confusing, doesn't know what's reasonable or how to get there. If you hire a lawyer, you often get told about what you "should" be "entitled to" are, but then you discover there's almost no way to achieve that. Things drag on for months and then years in an endless stalemate without resolution.
Fortunately, there's a far better way to get a result.
If you’re just starting a separation or have been trying for a while to reach a settlement, you should order your own personal Settlement Report.
The Settlement Report is a neutral and customised settlement recommendation for you and your former partner, based on your particular situation.
It’s the simplest way to move you towards a settlement with minimum fuss, cost or delay.
Almost everyone finds it confusing, doesn't know what's reasonable or how to get there. If you hire a lawyer, you often get told about what you "should" be "entitled to" are, but then you discover there's almost no way to achieve that. Things drag on for months and then years in an endless stalemate without resolution.
Fortunately, there's a far better way to get a result.
If you’re just starting a separation or have been trying for a while to reach a settlement, you should order your own personal Settlement Report.
The Settlement Report is a neutral and customised settlement recommendation for you and your former partner, based on your particular situation.
It’s the simplest way to move you towards a settlement with minimum fuss, cost or delay.
What's in the Report?
The Settlement Report is a neutral and objective evaluation of your financial situation, leading to a specific recommendation on how you and your former partner could – and probably should – settle financially.
The Settlement Report shows you the actual outcomes that couples with your fact pattern end up with – and why. You’ll see:
We prepare the Report from a neutral perspective.
Our focus is not a theory about "your best case", but rather to identify the “most likely case” for you as a couple – one which best meets the criteria of being “fair and reasonable” for you both.
Your personalised Settlement Report will help you:
It’s the fastest and least stressful way to get a clear, independent assessment of where you stand, what your options are and what your optimal settlement deal should look like.
You can have your personal Settlement Report within an average 7 days of providing us with information about you.
The Settlement Report shows you the actual outcomes that couples with your fact pattern end up with – and why. You’ll see:
- what that means for you in terms of dollars, time and your ability to get on with your future life.
- where you sit relative to other Australian couples.
- that getting a settlement is not so much about “entitlements” but more about “community norms” and where you fit in that spectrum.
- what a normal “fair and reasonable” settlement looks like for people with a similar fact pattern to yours.
- the folly of chasing a settlement outcome that is out of line with a normal, “fair and reasonable” deal.
We prepare the Report from a neutral perspective.
Our focus is not a theory about "your best case", but rather to identify the “most likely case” for you as a couple – one which best meets the criteria of being “fair and reasonable” for you both.
Your personalised Settlement Report will help you:
- understand the practical framework in which settlements are negotiated;
- know the difference between a “theoretical best case” and a realistic and achievable outcome;
- not be intimidated by demands that are outside the normal, sensible range; and
- understand why “fair and reasonable” should be your only sensible objective.
It’s the fastest and least stressful way to get a clear, independent assessment of where you stand, what your options are and what your optimal settlement deal should look like.
You can have your personal Settlement Report within an average 7 days of providing us with information about you.
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How it works
There are 3 steps in creating your Settlement Report:
Step 1 - Your Facts:
You provide us core information about your situation - your facts and figures, basic information about your family - plus what you think you’d like to achieve in your separation settlement.
Step 2 - Custom Design:
We review your facts and the practical and realistic options available to you. Then we design a recommended financial settlement – one that’s “fair and reasonable” for you both, based on your circumstances. Specifically, we work out how your financial assets and liabilities can best be sensibly and fairly allocated between you.
Step 3 - Personal Report:
We prepare and send you your customised report that explains to you how the settlement process works, your options and their pros and cons, our specific recommendations for you and your partner and how you can tweak the proposed deal if you wish.
Step 1 - Your Facts:
You provide us core information about your situation - your facts and figures, basic information about your family - plus what you think you’d like to achieve in your separation settlement.
Step 2 - Custom Design:
We review your facts and the practical and realistic options available to you. Then we design a recommended financial settlement – one that’s “fair and reasonable” for you both, based on your circumstances. Specifically, we work out how your financial assets and liabilities can best be sensibly and fairly allocated between you.
Step 3 - Personal Report:
We prepare and send you your customised report that explains to you how the settlement process works, your options and their pros and cons, our specific recommendations for you and your partner and how you can tweak the proposed deal if you wish.
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Objective and neutral guidance
Divorce can be confusing. Chances are you have lots of “voices in your ear” about what you should expect and you’re not sure who to believe.
What you may need more than anything is some objectivity and some clarity. To be told logically, clearly, in plain English, what ideas are realistic and which ones are nonsense. What your options are and what their implications are. What’s reasonable and what’s practical.
The Settlement Report strips away the myths, delusions and misunderstandings that usually cause delay, frustration and wasted money.
What you may need more than anything is some objectivity and some clarity. To be told logically, clearly, in plain English, what ideas are realistic and which ones are nonsense. What your options are and what their implications are. What’s reasonable and what’s practical.
The Settlement Report strips away the myths, delusions and misunderstandings that usually cause delay, frustration and wasted money.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the report cost?
The Settlement Report costs $500 plus GST - a total of $550. See below for more details.
You can order it on your own, or together with your ex.
You can order it on your own, or together with your ex.
In what format is the Report delivered?
The Settlement Report is delivered as a PDF, which you can view on any computer or smartphone or print yourself. For an additional fee you can have it delivered as a spiral bound printed report.
How long does it take to prepare the Report?
Once you have provided all the information required, our team will produce your Settlement Report on average within 7 to 10 working days.
Will it be complex legal stuff that’s hard to understand?
You’ll be relieved to know that your Settlement Report is written in plain English, not “legalese”.
To be clear, the report is not legal advice. Instead, it’s practical advice based on thousands of cases we’ve dealt with, plus thousands of reported cases, plus statistical analysis of tens of thousands of separations.
What you will learn about legal advice is why it’s so often vague and, sadly, frequently misleading - and why even good legal advice is often very poor financial advice.
To be clear, the report is not legal advice. Instead, it’s practical advice based on thousands of cases we’ve dealt with, plus thousands of reported cases, plus statistical analysis of tens of thousands of separations.
What you will learn about legal advice is why it’s so often vague and, sadly, frequently misleading - and why even good legal advice is often very poor financial advice.
What’s “fair and reasonable”?
You’ve probably heard many different opinions about what’s fair and reasonable. And most likely your view is not the same as your former partner’s view.
Your Settlement Report will show you how to find out what the community sees as fair and reasonable. And you’ll be pleased to know that this is what’s reflected in the law, too.
Your Settlement Report will show you how to find out what the community sees as fair and reasonable. And you’ll be pleased to know that this is what’s reflected in the law, too.
Will The REPORT tell me about my entitlements?
To be clear, the Report will not be legal advice for you.
The report won’t tell you what you’re “legally entitled to”. That’s because “legal entitlement” is a fiction. You simply don’t have any particular entitlements, because the law doesn’t grant you any specific entitlements – it only talks about “factors to be taken into consideration”.
“Entitlements’ is an interesting concept for lawyers to speculate on – at your cost. To be frank, it’s an almost useless concept in reaching a settlement.
But the good news is that you can get to a settlement anyway. The Report will show you how.
The report won’t tell you what you’re “legally entitled to”. That’s because “legal entitlement” is a fiction. You simply don’t have any particular entitlements, because the law doesn’t grant you any specific entitlements – it only talks about “factors to be taken into consideration”.
“Entitlements’ is an interesting concept for lawyers to speculate on – at your cost. To be frank, it’s an almost useless concept in reaching a settlement.
But the good news is that you can get to a settlement anyway. The Report will show you how.
What if I don’t agree with your recommendation?
There is no compulsion for you to accept the recommended settlement arrangement.
Indeed, we will sometimes offer a range of possible deals, all of them fitting within the “fair and reasonable” spectrum. It's likely you and your former partner can find a set of "deal terms" that you can each live with. And if you need some more help getting there, we offer mediation services, too.
Indeed, we will sometimes offer a range of possible deals, all of them fitting within the “fair and reasonable” spectrum. It's likely you and your former partner can find a set of "deal terms" that you can each live with. And if you need some more help getting there, we offer mediation services, too.
Do I need to provide detailed bank statements and house valuations and tax returns?
No. We just need you to provide the correct values of your major financial items and income.
What if I don’t know all the details of my ex’s financials?
Just provide us what you do know and we’ll work with that.
We're already in court - will the report help?
Yes. The Report will make it clear to you why you're bogged down in an incredibly inefficient process that only succeeds in stripping wealth from both you and your ex.
It will show your most likely end result, but save you tens of thousands of dollars - and months to years - in getting there.
It will show your most likely end result, but save you tens of thousands of dollars - and months to years - in getting there.
Shouldn’t I go to a lawyer INSTEAD to ensure I’m protected?
Lawyers can tell you their “opinion” about what you may or might get in Court. But these are usually ideas based on your best case, not your likely case. And their unwritten (and often vague) opinions exclude the costs of going to Court - being around 5% to 30% of most peoples' wealth and a 2-3 year delay.
More importantly, because only judges have power under our system, not lawyers, it's just an opinion - there are no guarantees that the opinion is right. Worse still, opinions often change over the 2-3 years of a typical litigated case as the facts change.
So that’s why smart people settle their divorces early in a smart manner rather than get seduced by improbable claims.
More importantly, because only judges have power under our system, not lawyers, it's just an opinion - there are no guarantees that the opinion is right. Worse still, opinions often change over the 2-3 years of a typical litigated case as the facts change.
So that’s why smart people settle their divorces early in a smart manner rather than get seduced by improbable claims.
What will the Settlement Report do for me that a lawyer can’t?
The Settlement Report will show you:
And it will be written down, not verbally delivered, and in plain English, not legalese.
- a clear picture of how everything fits together.
- what people like you realistically achieve via private settlement.
- the pros and cons of the different paths you can choose.
- how to achieve a financially superior outcome compared to going through the legal system.
- how to keep control of your own journey.
And it will be written down, not verbally delivered, and in plain English, not legalese.
WHAT IF MY EX WON'T AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTION?
It’s important for you to know there are many possible solutions that will work. You can try different “deal configurations” until you find one you can both live with.
Of course, if your ex simply won’t negotiate (it happens), then you’ll have to take different actions. We cover those in the report.
Of course, if your ex simply won’t negotiate (it happens), then you’ll have to take different actions. We cover those in the report.
Can I purchase the Report ON MY OWN?
Either is fine: You can purchase the Settlement Report on your own or together with your ex.
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The Most Important Thing To Know
If you're looking for the least stressful, least expensive and speediest way to resolve your financial separation, here's the most important thing you need to know:
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78% of couples who order a Settlement Report reach an agreement based on the recommendations.
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Pricing
You can order your personal Settlement Report for just $500 plus GST.
This modest investment will save you thousands of dollars in legal fees, and cut months or even years from your settlement.
Most importantly, it’ll give you peace of mind by giving you a clear path to sort out your settlement.
This modest investment will save you thousands of dollars in legal fees, and cut months or even years from your settlement.
Most importantly, it’ll give you peace of mind by giving you a clear path to sort out your settlement.
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To Order Or Ask For More Information
If you would like to order a Settlement Report, or ask some questions, or just talk about your situation, complete this Report Enquiry form below and we'll be in touch.
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