{"id":3496,"date":"2021-03-09T04:22:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T04:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanickilawyers.com.au\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2021-03-09T04:22:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T04:22:54","slug":"family-law-property-services-spousal-maintenance-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanickilawyers.com.au\/family-law-property-services-spousal-maintenance-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Family law property services – Spousal Maintenance Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Upon the end of a marriage or de facto<\/em> relationship,\nmany family law clients are surprised to learn that it is not presumed that one\nparty will support the other party into the future as part of a final property\nsettlement.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is due to what is known as the \u201cclean break\u201d principle\nunder Australian law, which means that upon a property settlement being given\neffect, both parties are entitled to move on with their lives without an\nobligation to support their ex partner<\/em>, although there will generally be\nan ongoing obligation on both parties to provide financially for the needs of\nminor children<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the Court nonetheless has the power to make Orders\nfor the payment of spousal maintenance by one party to the other as part of\ninterim (short term) or final property Orders in appropriate circumstances.  This is of course extremely important for a\nparty who is struggling to make ends meet on a week by week basis since the end\nof the marriage or de facto<\/em> relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is required for a Court to make orders for the payment\nof spousal maintenance are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. One party has a need for financial assistance to meet their reasonable everyday living expenses; and<\/li>
  2. The other party has the ability to make payments towards their former spouse or partner\u2019s everyday living expenses.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If your and your partner\u2019s circumstances meet the above two criteria,\nyou may be in a position to negotiate with your former partner the payment or\nreceipt of spousal maintenance; or otherwise to successfully bring an Application\nfor spousal maintenance in the Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Equally, you may need to respond to a request for spousal\nmaintenance from a former spouse or partner; or formally respond to a Court Application\nfor spousal maintenance made by your former partner or former spouse.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You may agree that your ex spouse or partner has a need for\nspousal maintenance, and that you have the ability to contribute to such\nmaintenance \u2013 or alternatively you may disagree, and you may oppose the making\nof the spousal maintenance Order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Feel free to contact Stephanie Hope, Senior Associate and\nHead of Family Law at Sanicki Lawyers at stephanie@sanickilawyers.com .au or\ncall on 03 95109888 if you would like to arrange a confidential advice session\nto discuss spousal maintenance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Upon the end of a marriage or de facto relationship, many family law clients are surprised to learn that it is not presumed that one party will support the other party into the future as part of a final property settlement.   This is due to what is known as the \u201cclean break\u201d principle under Australian … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[145,146,156,147,154,151,152,155,150,149,148,153],"class_list":{"0":"post-3496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-best-interests-of-child","9":"tag-best-interests-of-children","10":"tag-change-family-law-orders","11":"tag-family-law-litigation","12":"tag-final-orders","13":"tag-paramount-consideration","14":"tag-paramountcy-principle","15":"tag-recent-family-law-cases","16":"tag-rice-asplund","17":"tag-rice-and-asplund","18":"tag-significant-change-in-cirucumstance","19":"tag-vary-parenting-orders","20":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFamily law property services - 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