Hi everyone,
My ex husband and I have be separated for a number of years now, we’ve never gotten around to divorcing. We both have new partners and have had more kids. We have the one child together.
Has anyone done a online divorce themselves, parties are willing to split the cost, but very hard when there is little to no communication also.
I have spoken to a lawyer and they told me it’s easy to do online. Also after all these years the lawyer advises me I’m still entitled to half of things including his super? Would you go down that path after all these years?? I would put any money I would receive into a trust account for our child. I walked away with nothing but the clothes on my back all those years ago.
Divorce/Money/
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It’s simple to do. No I wouldn’t and didn’t go after his Super. Unless you had to decided as couple to take significant time off after you had the baby and that impacted your super why would you?
If you want things he wont give, youll need to lawyer and court.
Of you want to do the online form and grt the paperwork done, with the split as is or something you both easily agree on, it is simple.
Download the application off the internet. And follow the steps, it’s super simple. Don’t touch his super. You haven’t needed it in this amount of time so you don’t need it now. You can only claim for the time that you were together so you won’t get half of it. You have both moved on so why fight about it now
The divorce part is easy and simple to do online. I didn’t go for super. I like you walked away with nothing and took nothing even when there was a substantial amount of money in the bank account (talking $100s of $1000s). I just wanted him out of my life.
If I had to do it over again I would definitely go for whatever I was entitled to. It doesn’t pay to be nice. But also remember now that you have moved on and have another partner that your ex may also be entitled to your super too? Is it worth it and how much will you have to give the solicitors to fight it?
You won’t be entitled to half of his super, you will be entitled to half of his super that he accumulated while in the relationship, and it needs to remain in super environment so you can’t just put it in trust for your kid.
If you’re happy after all of these years why would you bother taking half of his money and assets? Just continue to be a kick ass parent without him
You should just get a divorce and be done with it. At this point, you'd be paying legal fees and he would fight it which means what is left wont be much.
His super has also changed and should not count as is today. It also goes to the children after death. Equally.
Honestly, the sooner you seperated the better off you'd have been in terms of separating the assets. He and his new partner have more equity in their assets now and you shouldn't be allowed access to that.