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Scrundlebunny Jul 29th 2009 4:48 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 

Originally Posted by Bernieboy (Post 7797000)
Live yer own life and dump the useless ******:thumbup:

a voice of sanity to get me back on track, i like it!!!!!!

Dorothy Jul 29th 2009 7:01 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 

Originally Posted by Scrundlebunny (Post 7796889)
Question for those of you that have been through this divorce stuff - how did your families react? i thought i'd have support from both sides, but it turns out i'm not getting it rom either. i didn't want to involve my own family cos i know they've always been a bit worried about me being out here so far away but now i'm finding out that he has been talking to them and they are encouraging him to try and make the marriage work. they haven't bothered to ask me my side of it, but maybe thats my fault for trying to sort out my own problems instead of unloading onto them.
His own family have sent me messages saying that they know i don't really want to leave and what a lovely man he can be. i'm starting to feel trapped in a corner and it would be so easy right now just to give in and put up with all his behaviour and stay married and miserable.

What does it matter what the family thinks? They don't have to live with him, you do. It's your marriage, your life and you are an adult who can make her own decisions. If your family said they wanted you to stay married to him would you?

Scrundlebunny Jul 29th 2009 9:13 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 

Originally Posted by Dorothy (Post 7797328)
What does it matter what the family thinks? They don't have to live with him, you do. It's your marriage, your life and you are an adult who can make her own decisions. If your family said they wanted you to stay married to him would you?

No, I wouldn't.
Thanks for that, i guess its just that once you are in the middle of something like this you can't see which way to turn, even though you know what you SHOULD be doing.

seayork2002 Aug 3rd 2009 8:30 am

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You are allowed to live separately but under the same roof, I think you file a form 4 with a 16.

copa Aug 3rd 2009 1:28 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 
My ex-wife and I split our assets by sitting down with a piece of paper listing everything we owned. We then went through and decided who got what .. same with the money in the bank. No legal documents, no lawyers etc..

Try splitting assets this way before getting the lawyers/law involved. If one person starts on the law/lawyers .. the other will match .. and before you know it you're both in a mess.

Scrundlebunny Aug 3rd 2009 2:40 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 

Originally Posted by copa (Post 7810137)
My ex-wife and I split our assets by sitting down with a piece of paper listing everything we owned. We then went through and decided who got what .. same with the money in the bank. No legal documents, no lawyers etc..

Try splitting assets this way before getting the lawyers/law involved. If one person starts on the law/lawyers .. the other will match .. and before you know it you're both in a mess.

Thats what i'd definitely prefer to do, keep the lawyers out of it. the whole process will be expensive enough in emotion and finance without anyone else taking a cut. sounds like it can be done without oficials sticking their noses in, so i shall certainly try.
Thanks

ABCDiamond Aug 3rd 2009 2:57 pm

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Give the other half two options....

50/50 with no lawyers

or

25/25/50 with the lawyers getting the last (bigger) share

copa Aug 3rd 2009 3:15 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 

Originally Posted by ABCDiamond (Post 7810283)
Give the other half two options....

50/50 with no lawyers

or

25/25/50 with the lawyers getting the last (bigger) share

mutual agreements without lawyers involved ... don't have to be 50/50..

Bernieboy Aug 3rd 2009 3:17 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 
My future ex is welcome to half of everything i've got,i will even supply her with a coles bag to take it home in;)

scottishcelts Aug 3rd 2009 3:20 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 

Originally Posted by Bernieboy (Post 7810317)
My future ex is welcome to half of everything i've got,i will even supply her with a coles bag to take it home in;)

But just a freebie carrier bag, not one of the dollar environment friendly doo das ;)

Bernieboy Aug 3rd 2009 3:21 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 

Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 7810321)
But just a freebie carrier bag, not one of the dollar environment friendly doo das ;)

OMG are you serious:eek: i didnt love her THAT much:ohmy:

scottishcelts Aug 3rd 2009 3:24 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 

Originally Posted by Bernieboy (Post 7810324)
OMG are you serious:eek: i didnt love her THAT much:ohmy:

:lol:

ABCDiamond Aug 3rd 2009 4:03 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 

Originally Posted by copa (Post 7810308)
mutual agreements without lawyers involved ... don't have to be 50/50..

I know ;) Mine was 80/20 to me :thumbsup:

kylie11 Aug 3rd 2009 5:29 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 
Hi There

Just a bit off topic, at what point did you decide you wanted a divorce, what made you make the leap. I've been with my OH now 20 years, for the last year i have just gone with the plan tried not to upset him too much and agree in the right places, bought a house in an area that's OK but a bit quiet for me. I have three children 10, 8 and 5 and in order to move here sold my business, so currently have no job and no income, been here two years on the 27th September(not that i'm counting) and love it. Have put up with mood swings for 12 months when we first arrived as he didn't like it and let him go back to UK for a jolly to work out where he wanted to be. I'm fed up with trying to please and pander to the whims but am scared s***less about leaving and trying to make it on my own as i know it wouldn't be amicable or at points financially viable, just in process of purchasing a business in the hope this will give me my independance and the guts.

Bernieboy Aug 3rd 2009 5:38 pm

Re: Divorce in queensland?
 

Originally Posted by kylie11 (Post 7810524)
Hi There

Just a bit off topic, at what point did you decide you wanted a divorce, what made you make the leap. I've been with my OH now 20 years, for the last year i have just gone with the plan tried not to upset him too much and agree in the right places, bought a house in an area that's OK but a bit quiet for me. I have three children 10, 8 and 5 and in order to move here sold my business, so currently have no job and no income, been here two years on the 27th September(not that i'm counting) and love it. Have put up with mood swings for 12 months when we first arrived as he didn't like it and let him go back to UK for a jolly to work out where he wanted to be. I'm fed up with trying to please and pander to the whims but am scared s***less about leaving and trying to make it on my own as i know it wouldn't be amicable or at points financially viable, just in process of purchasing a business in the hope this will give me my independance and the guts.



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