If you hope to reach a financial settlement that is reasonable and sensible, and to preserve some degree of civility with your former partner, then we can help.
  • The fastest way to sort out a settlement
  • Find a path through all the confusion
  • Learn the best tactics for your situation
  • Work out a sensible, "normal" solution - one that you won't regret in later years
  • Guidance on how to structure and formalise an agreement you've already reached
We offer a low-cost and low-stress way to reach and finalise your settlement.

We do everything by phone and email - so that means no face-to-face contact with your ex and maximum convenience for you both.

Already Agreed: Finalise Your Settlement Now

Have you and your former partner already agreed on financial arrangements for your settlement?

Imagine how good it would feel having the formal documentation all sorted. What a relief!

Maybe it's time to take charge and get it underway.  Ask about our 48-hour turnaround "Express Service for Consent Orders". 

Just type "Express" and your phone number in the Form - above or below. We'll be back to you within the hour. If you like what you hear, we can get the process underway with you today.

Reaching A Settlement

If you're having trouble trying to figure about how to reach a settlement, there are two important things to know:

#1:   In Australia, there are no real laws about financial settlements

None. Unless you’re prepared to go through court… and if you’re sane, you don’t want to go to court. (Only 2% of separating couples get their cases decided by a judge.)

The absence of clear laws can drive you batty. Without clear laws, you'll most likely go around in circles hearing people's opinions about what they think you deserve. But no-one - not even lawyers - can force you or your partner to accept their views.

That's why it takes forever. If you’re not careful, and you "fall" into the legal system, it will waste absurd amounts of time and money - your time and your money. 

Trying to sort out a financial settlement through the legal system is like boxing, but with no rules and no ref. Brutal, ugly, chaotic.

You've heard the stories. Sadly, they are true - trying to use the legal system to sort out a divorce settlement will bring out the worst in both of you.

#2:  Your best chance of reaching a settlement that is sensible, reasonable and civil is to use advisors who are not lawyers

There's a far better option available. Instead of waging war by going legal, talk with us.

We'll help you find the smartest way to reach a settlement with your ex.

We're not lawyers. Our goal is not to string out your case for weeks, months or years and maximise how much we can bill you (and blame it on "the system").

Every second day one of our clients tells us "I learned more from talking with you for 30 minutes than I did in 6 months talking with my lawyer!"

We'll help you understand the way "the system" works - and the ways it doesn't work. We'll help you see what your negotiation position really is, and the smartest strategy to follow to get to a result:

  • Maybe it means us guiding you on what you need to do next - we can empower you with the knowledge and tactics to sort out a deal directly.
  • Or maybe it means us running a shuttling mediation between the two of you to work out a deal you can both live with.
  • Maybe it does need a legal step to nudge things ahead.
  • Maybe it just needs us having a calm discussion with your ex on your behalf.

And if you think you've more or less agreed an overall settlement deal with your ex, we're the best option to help get your deal properly structured and formalised. Unlike lawyers, we can work with both of you to bring your deal to a civilised conclusion, instead of "unstitching" it and spiralling you into litigation.
Saving a substantial amount of money is not the only advantage. As neutral advisors we work far more rapidly and with less formality than is possible with lawyers.

​And because we seek a "sensible, normal" agreement, rather than beating one side into submission, there's an enormously better chance of keeping things reasonably civil. 
So it'll take a fraction of the time - a few days, rather than one to two years - and generate only a fraction of the stress, too.


Pragmatic Guidance
We’re Divorce Partners. We specialise in financial settlements. We've helped thousands of separating Australian people reach sensible arrangements. 

  • Our goal is to help you get to a sensible solution. Not one which is extraordinarily wonderful for you at the expense of your former partner, or vice versa. 
  • We’re supportive and empathetic, but our greatest value is our plain-spoken objectivity.  You don't need to be told fairy tales and deluded with vague talk of "entitlements". You'll gain 10 times more value hearing our blunt explanation of the reality of Australia's so-called "divorce system". 
  • We can give you pragmatic real world guidance, not complex misleading theory about vague concepts like "entitlements".
  • We're not lawyers, which means we are free to work with one of you or both of you.  Lawyers can only work for one party, which is the core reason the legal system is adversarial. That simply doesn't work very well if you really want a civilised process.
  • We strip away the overwhelming confusion that most separating people face. Even though the laws are a mess, we can give you clarity, so you understand how settlements really work, what’s important - and the smoothest path to a result.
  • We don't want to hear about your former partner's many failings. Our sole focus is helping you reach and formalise a practical and fair settlement.
  • We can act as a diplomat, shuttling between you, bedding down the major terms, ensuring minor niggles don't become showstoppers. We work patiently to help you achieve resolution as calmly as possible.
  • We guide you through the documentation process so that nothing "blows up" your agreed deal.
  • We provide our services nationwide, by phone and email for your convenience. So you don't need to travel to appointments. And you don't need to be face-to-face with your former partner.

Most importantly of all:
We'll help you reach a "deal" that is "normal" for people with your profile - one that lets you sleep at night.

Some Client Feedback

“We’re so glad we asked you to help. We’re both satisfied with the agreement we reached, and it was far quicker than stories we’ve heard from friends who have gone through lawyers. Happily put that behind us so we can move on with our lives.”        
​    Deirdre L, Victoria
“The way you explained "the system" really helped us understand how settlements work. And your recommended deal structure was spot on for us - really practical and we both agreed we think the outcome was fair.”        
​    Alex B, South Australia
“That Settlement Report was very informative and gave me the complete picture. What you suggested for us was kind of what we were thinking but it was so reassuring to see that your objective view was mostly the same. I feel confident that our deal was fair. Really convenient that you could arrange our Consent Orders too.”        
​    Pete K, Western Australia
“So simple and clear - cut through all the b***s*** and told us what we needed to hear. Can’t say we’ll ever be amicable again, but you got the job done quickly and was very affordable compared to quotes we got from lawyers.  Very pleased, thanks all.”        
    Brian J, Queensland
 

What's Your Current Situation?

Most separating people are in one of these situations:

  • They need help to reach agreement on settlement terms; or
  • They're already agreed but need help structuring their arrangements so they can be formalised and made legally binding.

Are you in either of these positions? We can show you the least painful way to reach an agreement and the lowest cost way to structure and formalise your agreement.

Talk It Through

To get a result, you need a clear mental framework for how it all works.

We can give you that clarity - in just one phone conversation. You'll feel a weight off your shoulders when you see what needs to be done, what "sensible" looks like, how to get your ex engaged in the process and how your matter can be formalised without fuss.

When you have that clarity, the situation won't look so daunting.  

Make Contact

So let's talk. There’s no charge for that.

Just use the form on this page and we'll be in contact.

And you're welcome to one or both of our free Quick Guides - about the questions most people ask.
 

Coronavirus

Although Australia seems to pretty much have the pandemic under control from a health perspective, the economic impacts are still affecting a lot of people. Some clients are experiencing financial hardship or uncertainty about their incomes. Although our fees are already low compared to most other providers, we have introduced a range of deferred payment options to smooth the costs in these difficult times. Please ask about these if you wish.