We often receive enquiries from family law clients who assume they have to wait at least 12 months following separation to commence their financial and property settlement. This is not the case.
Whilst in the infant stages of a relationship, a common question is often, “What are we?” Are we something as simple as boyfriend and girlfriend or friends hanging out together, or are we actually in a de facto relationship?
One significant area of apprehension before or immediately after separation is who pays the mortgage (or mortgages) for any real property together with other joint expenses.