Over half of all separating people need help reaching and formalising financial settlements.

If you do need assistance, it makes sense to try neutral, non-adversarial options first.  It’s always less expensive, less stressful and far faster than wading into the brutality of the legal system.

We're Australia's leading specialist settlement firm. We've helped thousands of separating couples. We're not lawyers - and that means we can work neutrally for both parties, rather than just one side. 

We offer inexpensive, practical and highly effective ways to help you and your ex work out sensible arrangements – quickly and with minimum fuss.

How We Can Help

We provide three groups of services to choose from, depending on where you’re up to in your journey to a settlement:

1. Discover:
   Free information & guidance to help you better understand how "the system" works and how that affects you and your situation.
   
   
2. Negotiate:  
   Services to help you negotiate a fair and reasonable settlement, quickly, inexpensively and with the least amount of stress.
   
   
3. Formalise: 
   Once you’ve reached a deal, we can help you make it legally binding with Consent Orders or a Binding Financial Agreement.
   

 
Let's take a closer look at each group...

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Free, practical guidance about how settlements work and finding the "right range"

A set of short tutorials that give you a practical overview about how divorce settlements work. In plain English, not legalese, the videos are presented by regular folk like you who’ve been through divorce themselves. Learn more in a few minutes than you would in hours with lawyers. This is a free service.

You have a much better chance of reaching a deal if you are reasonable. Need an idea what’s the right ballpark for you? Use our Range Read service for quick guidance on what you should realistically expect. This is a free service.

​If you already have a “deal” in mind – one that your ex has agreed or that you hope they’ll agree to - then find out: is it reasonable? Is it likely to be approved if you apply for Consent Orders? This is a free service.

Sometimes it's a devil of a job persuading your former partner to lift a finger about a settlement. Our "Get The Ex Involved" service is a highly effective method to spur him or her into action. This is a free service.

  

​​Rather than launch into a battle via lawyers, try a low-key collaborative approach

The Settlement Report starts with a detailed briefing about settlements – what you can and can’t do, what’s important, what’s normal, what’s an illusion and what traps to avoid. 

It then outlines how we read your situation - objectively - and what we recommend as a settlement solution that's appropriate for you.

Around 80% of clients who order a Settlement Report end up reaching agreement along the lines we recommend.

At just $180 (plus GST), it’s the lowest cost and least stressful way to find a sensible settlement arrangement. 

  

For separated couples who’ve tried but just can’t agree on a deal, our Shuttle Negotiation service is simple, low-cost and highly effective.

As the name says, we “shuttle” back and forth between you, as a trusted neutral party. We explore possible deals until we find one you can both live with. We call our role "constructive diplomacy". There's no uncomfortable direct face-to-face meetings with your ex. And our communication with you is by phone and email, for your convenience.

You can start for as little as $250 (plus GST). 

  

When you've reached agreement, make it legally binding 

If you’ve already reached a “deal” (or more-or-less have), it’s time to formalise it.

Our Settlement Documentation service takes you through clear, structured steps to create legally binding documents – usually in the form of Consent Orders and occasionally Binding Financial Agreements.

We quote fixed price fees, and you can get started for just $250 (plus GST) within a day. 

  

Just want a quick "heads up"?

We also provide a series of practical "Quick Guides" about key questions that separating people frequently ask.

They'll give you a much clearer perspective and help you make progress with your settlement.

Find straight-talking answers to questions like:

• How do I find out what's fair?
  
• How should we formalise our "deal"?
  
• How do we formalise our parenting arrangements?

Quick Guides are delivered straight to your Email Inbox.

Yes, they're free, too.

  

If you need to talk with someone...

If all you really want right now is to talk things through, sure, we can do that. With a 10 to 20 minutes phone call, we'll help you get a clearer perspective on your situation.

Just click here to book a time that's convenient for you.