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
• No face-to-face contact with your ex required
• The lowest cost and lowest stress option

When you're 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 ask an objective, neutral advisor to help

There's a far better option available. Instead of waging war by going legal, try a neutral advisor, like those of us here at Divorce Partners.

Neutral divorce settlement advisors are specialists who work to find an outcome that is sensible for both of you, not one of you. A neutral advisor will help you reach a "deal" with your former partner that is "fair and reasonable", not outrageously unfair to one of you or the other.

Using neutral advisors (including mediators) will give you far higher chance of success than using the legal system, and cost just a fraction (as in 2% to 10%) of what you’d pay with lawyers.

Saving a substantial amount of money is not the only advantage. A neutral advisor can 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.

That's why most sensible people seek out pragmatic neutral advisors and mediators as their first and best option. You can still head off into the legal system later, if using neutral advice doesn't succeed - but usually it does.

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 objectivity. 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're not lawyers, which means we can guide 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 can give you pragmatic real world guidance, not complex misleading theory about vague concepts like "entitlements".
• 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. 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 worked through you people at Divorce Partners. 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" was extremely helpful. It 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 super informative and gave us 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. We feel confident that our deal was fair. Really convenient that you guys could do our Consent Orders too, thanks!”        
​    Pete K, Western Australia

“Our Mediator was great - so supportive and understanding but also I liked that she was frank and told us what we each needed to hear. It definitely hit me that we were wallowing around with all sorts of opinions but once we heard Veronica’s experience across hundreds of clients it made such a difference. My ex agreed he was being unreasonable on some parts and honestly I can see I was too. I tell anyone I meet who’s separating that they should come to you.”        
​    Melanie R, ACT

“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 your service got the job done quickly and was very affordable compared to using lawyers!  Very pleased, thanks all.”        
    Brian J, Queensland

 

What's your current situation?

These are the two core questions all separating people need to address in order to reach settlement:

• Do you need help to reach agreement on settlement terms?
• Do you need help structuring your arrangements so they can be formalised and made legally binding?
  

We can show you the least painful way to reach an agreement and the lowest cost way to formalise an agreement so it's legally binding on both of you.

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 and what "sensible" looks like.

Our clients tell us they learned more - and got more straight answers - in 20 minutes talking with us than in hours and weeks with lawyers.

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

All our services are provided by phone and email. This was designed for convenience but under the present circumstances of Coronavirus it does mean you do not need to travel to meetings or sit in contact with anyone else - not your former partner, our staff or anyone else. So you can move ahead with your settlement without compromising your health security.

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.