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Okay, at some stage, we can arrange a divorce for you. We will tell you more about that process at the end of these questions.

Let’s keep going to help us work out where you stand.

Okay, so you have handled the divorce process with your former spouse, now we’ll help you to resolve all of the other legal aspects of your separation.

You will need to start court proceedings to divide your assets and liabilities and seek maintenance within 12 months of the date your divorce order came into effect. We'll look at timeframes in the next stage.

You may be in a de facto relationship. In Australia, these are treated almost the same as married relationships. To legally end a de facto relationship, all you need to do is communicate your intention to end the relationship. You don’t need to get a divorce as you are not married.

Generally speaking, you have two years from the date of separation to commence court proceedings to divide your assets and liabilities, and seek maintenance. We'll look at timeframes for you in the next stage. For now, let’s keep going to help us work out where you stand.

Well you’ve come to the right place. Our online systems are specifically designed to help you get an idea of where you stand, and help you make informed decisions. When we meet with you, we can give you advice about what would happen if you do decide to end things.

Okay, so things are a bit uncertain. No matter what, it's great for you to know where you stand. Our online systems are specifically designed to help you get a handle on your situation, and help you make informed decisions. When we meet with you, we can give you specific legal advice about your options.

All right, we'll get you moving on the legal aspects of your separation.

Okay, great, we can help you to wrap up all the legal aspects of your separation.

Let's go ahead to work out your roadmap.

All right, we'll get you moving on the legal aspects of your separation.

Okay, great, we can help you to wrap up all the legal aspects of your separation.

Let's go ahead to work out your roadmap.

That's good to know. So that we can best assist you with other matters, such as property and finances, please just let us know the key details of your children.

The need to care for children from other relationships is an important factor.

In general, there's no need to make any parenting arrangements for your adult children. If any of them are still living at home and relying on your support, perhaps while they study or find work, you should fill out their details now, as this might be relevant.

Under Australian law, adopted children are essentially treated the same way as biological children.

Okay, thanks for letting us know. It’s slightly out of the ordinary, so we’ll have a look at this and may need to go into it further with you.

Okay, we'll work together to create a path for you to achieve final resolution of your property settlement. We'll go into more detail about this in the next stage, so that we can give you full and accurate advice when we meet with you in person.

Okay, we will help you to work out how the assets that you have may need to be divided. We'll go into more detail about this in the next stage, which will help us get to a running start when we meet with you.

It sounds like you may not need to do a property settlement, if there is not a lot to divide and there is no or very little debt. We can help you resolve matters like who will keep household items, but it sounds like you will be more focused on other outcomes.

That’s absolutely fine. We find that in a lot of relationships, one person takes primary responsibility for managing the finances, and the other person fills other extremely important roles. We can complete the picture in due course by running thorough searches and requiring your former spouse to provide documents to you.

We are happy to help you secure the relevant orders. Remember that if you are in danger, do not hesitate to call the police on '000'