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Binding Financial Agreement also known as a prenuptial agreement

Cost: $1,600 Fixed incl. GST

A Binding Financial Agreement aims to remove the power of the Family Court in relation to all financial matters to which the agreement applies.

Items Included:

Includes

  • One hour initial attendance by phone, email, Skype or at the office to review and confirm your instructions obtained through an online questionnaire
  • One round of negotiations with the other party to agree on the terms of the agreement
  • Drafting the Binding Financial Agreement (BFA) in 7 working days
  • Fourteen days unlimited revisions of first draft
  • Letter of advice about the effects of the BFA on your rights and the advantages and disadvantages of entering into the agreement
  • One hour of additional attendances with you by phone, email, Skype or in person to discuss the negotiations and final terms and make changes if needed after you have considered our letter of advice
  • We will give your partner a list of lawyers to obtain mandatory legal advice and a certificate of independent legal advice
  • A meeting with you to sign the agreement assuming that there are no changes to the BFA requested by your partner
  • Issue a Certificate of independent legal advice
  • If changes made to agreement we will give you a new letter of advice and a new Certificate
  • We will give you the original BFA
  • We will send a certified copy of the signed BFA to you partner's lawyer
  • Review your Will to address inconsistencies

Excludes

  • Agreements involving complex business or financial affairs
  • Making enquiries to verify the assets, liabilities and resources of the parties
  • Property title searches
  • Advice, attendances and negotiations where the parties are not in agreement about the majority of the terms of the BFA or more than one round of negotiations with the other party about the terms of the agreement
  • Further negotiations will not guarantee that an agreement will be reached between the parties