Binding Financial Agreements
All States
Option 1 - Advice & Certificate
Independent Legal Advice/Certificate
Fixed Fee: $990.00 (inc GST)
Advice/Certificate for the 2nd party (eg your partner’s solicitor has prepared an agreement)
Review, minor changes, comprehensive letter of advice
Signed Certificate of Independent Legal Advice
Option 2 - Standard Agreement
Agreement Preparation & Certificate
Fixed Fee: $2,750.00 (inc GST)
Asset Protection and Separation Agreements
Simple Assets
Intermediate protection against challenges regarding children (Ongoing Relationship - Why it Matters?)
Agreement, Certificate and Independent Legal Advice
Option 3 - Advanced Agreement
Agreement Preparation & Certificate
Fixed Fee: $3,300.00 (inc GST)
Asset Protection and Separation Agreements
High Net Worth or Multiple Complex Assets
Advanced protection against challenges regarding children (Ongoing Relationship - Why it Matters?)
Agreement, Certificate and Independent Legal Advice
Our Service Includes:
Phone or in-office consultation with a Senior Solicitor
Assessment of your situation and options available
Preparation of the agreement, tailored to your unique situation
Written and verbal legal advice for yourself (including a signed statement of Independent Legal Advice)
Signing and completion (in-office or via online/remote signing protocols)
Why us?
Skilled and specialised understanding of Binding Financial Agreements (see the alternative)
Deal with a Senior Solicitor from day one
All online, including electronic signing from any part of Australia
Fixed Fee - No upfront payment, no hidden charges
Fixed Fee Binding Financial Agreements (Ongoing Relationship)
What is a Binding Financial Agreement?
A Binding Financial Agreement (BFA), often called a "prenup", lets couples decide in advance how their finances will be handled if they later separate.
Under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), pre-separation BFAs fall into four categories:
90UB – Pre de facto
90UC – During de facto
90B – Pre marriage
90C – During marriage
What are the minimum elements of a BFA?
It must be in writing
Signed by each party
Each party has received independent legal advice on the agreement and its effect on their rights
Each party receives a copy of the completed agreement, either directly or via their solicitor
What can be included in a BFA?
A pre-separation BFA can cover virtually any aspect of a couple's financial relationship, whether assets exist now or in future, including:
Real estate
Superannuation
Savings
Shares and cryptocurrency
Trusts
Businesses
Inheritances
Foreign Assets and Pensions
Liabilities, etc
What separates CAC Legal from other providers?
Our fixed fee financial agreements are:
Extensively stress-tested to keep you out of courts
Tailored to your unique situation and never a standard precedent
Backed by high-level experience with complex assets
Completed promptly, so you can move forward with confidence
Can I use CAC Legal from any State or Territory?
Absolutely.
Financial Agreements fall under the Commonwealth Family Law Act and are treated exactly the same all over Australia (save for Western Australia)
While Western Australia has its own law, this largely mirrors the Commonwealth legislation and is something we also advise on
Speak with a solicitor today (03) 9039 6567
Fixed Fee Binding Financial Agreements (Separation)
What is a Post-Separation Binding Financial Agreement?
Under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), separation BFAs fall into three categories:
90UD – After de facto
90C – Separated, but still married
90D – After Divorce
What are the minimum elements of a Separation BFA?
It must be in writing
Signed by each party
Each party has received independent legal advice on the agreement and its effect on their rights
Each party receives a copy of the completed agreement, either directly or via their solicitor
Contains a signed Separation Declaration
What can be included in a BFA?
A separation BFA will cover, either specifically or generally, every aspect of a couple's financial relationship, including:
Real estate
Superannuation
Savings
Shares and cryptocurrency
Trusts
Businesses
Inheritances
Liabilities, etc
It does not, however, specifically deal with periodic and/or non-periodic child support
What separates CAC Legal from other providers?
Our fixed fee financial agreements are:
Extensively stress tested to keep you out of court
Tailored to your unique situation and never a standard precedent
Backed by high-level experience with complex assets
Completed promptly, so you can move forward with confidence
Can I use CAC Legal from any State or Territory?
Absolutely.
Financial Agreements fall under the Commonwealth Family Law Act and are treated exactly the same all over Australia (save for Western Australia)
While Western Australia has its own law, this largely mirrors the Commonwealth legislation and is something we also advise on
Speak with a solicitor today (03) 9039 6567