Property Settlement Lawyers in Brisbane

When looking for help with property settlement in Brisbane, you have a few options. Where a decision cannot be reached by both parties, you can approach the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)(for most financial disputes), or the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) for more complex matters. The Court process can assist to:

• Put structure in place to narrow the issues in dispute through the process of exchanging disclosure, obtaining expert valuations and ordering parties to make a genuine effort to settle at mediation;
• Provide a party with maintenance to meet their reasonable living costs (including on an urgent basis);
• Protect assets until final agreement or orders; and

Whether you reach agreement out of Court, or have to litigate to obtain your entitlement, the law we advise you on when it comes to property settlement is the same.

Broadly, this process involves:

• Ascertaining the legal and equitable entitlements of both parties (which can include assets in another person’s or entity’s name), known as the “property pool”;
• Assessing whether or not it is just and equitable to make orders for property settlement and, if it is, assess each party’s financial and non-financial contributions to the property pool and the relationship;
• Considering other relevant factors which will impact on your entitlement, such as your state of health, discrepancies in respective earning capacities and care of children of the relationship under the age of 18 years; and
• Considering whether the structure and monetary outcome of the proposed settlement is just and equitable or, in other words, appropriate

Whatever your needs, contact Daykin Family Law today and our property settlement lawyers in Brisbane can help you.