ok so she won't accept $10 000.
Firstly, I'd get a second opionon.
She can believe what she wants. This stuff is a game of strategy.... Offer her something realistic... Now after 4 1/2 years, I reckon it is a short relationship and as suchshe isn't entitled to much at all... So like I said, she can believe what she wants... Let her take up the pepsi challenge of taking it to court... She has 2yrs after separation to make a claim through court... So offering something low and saying get stuffed, no more negotiating is a good strategy... She might come back with something that is more reasonable, she might not. But i still think it is a good strategy.
So is seeing another solicitor.
So to answer questions... Hec's debt could be deemed as a debt in one person's name, but in family law, it could be a shared debt.
Income only kinda matters, asssets matter more than annual income.
Next "2. Can the ex-partner assert that she is entitled to 50% of the available, non-quarantined, asset pool based on claiming that she was the homemaker?" she can assert it but you can refute it. Especially if no kids involved...
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"In a short relationship, what role does superannuation play" YUP super is included... BUT there are lots of vairables. so in my case we negotiated she got a smaller piece of pie because she was getting the tangible assets BUT I was going to have to wait till I'm 65 to get my hands on assets.... The fact that I had a good super pile of money before we met was also reason for some of it to be quaranteened.
BUT my 7 yr marrage with 3 kids still saw negotiations go her way in one important aspect as far as you're concerned. She came into the relationship with about $150 000 from an inheritance... Even after 7 years her initial financial contribution was still considered a factor and a reason for her getting more of the pie... So for that reason I reckon your 4 1/2 relationship should be all the more factored into.
Look I'm gonna be blunt - the % of asset split in cases without kids etc etc - Basically cases like you'rs are dependent on the size of the balls of the solicitors... Now it would appear to me that your ex's expectations are way too high....
Oops one more thing - Future needs... Your age matters here... If she is 60 and earns substantially less that you, then future needs could hurt... If you're in your 30's then this is less an issue.
Thanks. I'm 30, she's 28. She earned less than me due to starting on a lower salary and being unemployed 4 times in 4 years.
She now earns almost as much as I do.
Do you know if the contributions are calcuated as net or gross earnings?
Also re HECS. Mine is paid off, but during the relationship I was making payments on it, which could potentially reduce my net contribution.