SEPARATION, DIVORCE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING
SEPARATION, DIVORCE AND FINANCIAL PLANNING: What You Need To Know My financial advisers in their recent newsletter provided advice to their clients in regard to a separation in their relationship. The financial adviser wrote, “It is an unfortunate fact of life that couples will separate and even divorce. The financial adviser went on to say that their advisers have dealt with these difficult issues and have become sensitive to the requirements of a separating couple. The advice given in the newsletter was, “If you and your partner have decided to separate your first course of action is to contact a solicitor who can take you through the legal process of separating your assets. Assets include the family home, any investment properties, cash in the bank, managed funds, your superannuation, home contents, cars, etc.” While the division of all these assets has to be determined by the Family Law Courts your adviser can help you with the following. T...