Meet us                                                                                                    

This is an initial consult for either you, or you and your ex together, where you get to tell us your story. You won’t need to bring anything but it is time to tell us what’s keeping you awake at night, what you’re worried about, what you think is going OK and what you think you will need in the future. We can talk about your aims, your individual circumstances and what options you have to resolve your relationship breakdown.

After we have this chat you will have a clear idea of what options you have, where you go from here and how we will work with you to achieve that vision.

At BrightSide we don’t charge by the minute so you will always know what your separation is going to cost you.

We have three basic packages, Silver, Gold and Platinum tailored for couples who can still communicate a little, cant communicate much or cant communicate at all.

But don’t worry we also realise everyone is a little different so if you don’t see something that fits, give us a call and we can design something specifically for you.

Silver                                                                                                        

This package is for people who can still communicate or are close to agreement and just need a little advice and guidance and someone to take care of all the legal details.

This package includes all legal drafting, dealing with your super fund, managing the court process, checking to make sure your agreement is fair and access to all of our info and experience about the process.­

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­Gold                                                                                                          

This package is for people who don’t communicate well or who have tried and become stuck. It is also suitable for people with more complex financial needs such as if you have a SMSF or multiple investments.

As with the Silver package the Gold package also includes all legal drafting, dealing with your super fund, managing the court process, checking to make sure your agreement is fair and access to all of our info and experience about the process but it also has 1 round of hands off negotiation, 2 title searches and up to a total of three hours of phone and email access to our lawyers.

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­Platinum                                                                                                                                          

This package is for couples who cannot communicate at all, have significant differences of opinion or where the relationship has broken down so much that no contact is possible. It is also suitable for people with complex financial structures or complex financial interests (e.g. family farms, family businesses, partnerships, or jointly held assets)

As with all of our packages the Platinum package includes all legal drafting, dealing with your super fund, managing the court process, checking to make sure your agreement is fair and access to all of our info and experience about the process but it also has access to 3 sessions with our separation coach, 3 rounds of hands off negotiation, 5 title searches, weekly phone or email check-in’s with your lawyer, weekly check-in’s with our client relationship manager and automated collection of ATO and bank records.

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What does my package get me?

Sometimes there is just one sticking point, sometimes you and your ex are miles apart.

­Either way mediation is a great first step which can save you significant time, money and stress and get you a better agreement than going through a court process.

Mediation has been proven to be very useful in both property and parenting disagreements but is especially effective for parenting disputes. So much so that the family court now requires all separating couples trying to address parenting issues to try mediation before attempting a court process.

At BrightSide we only use fully qualified and nationally accredited FDRP mediators who have significant experience with a huge range of separating couples, all the way from near agreement to high conflict and domestic abuse.

For more information about mediation and an idea of costs and time frames click here 

Knowing your wishes will be respected and your family looked after takes more than just an online will. Our packages cover everything you know you need and a few things you may not have thought of yet, giving you real peace of mind.

All of our packages include a legal will, a Binding Death Benefit Nomination, an Enduring Power of Attorney, an Enduring Power of Guardianship and a My Plan workbook.

The My Plan workbook is designed to be read alongside your will to give your loved ones help, guidance, context and understanding about your decisions. In our My Plan workbook you can leave messages for your loved ones, write letters to be read after your passing, create a register of your on-line life and guidance for what you would like done with on-line assets to help your executor manage your will.

Individual: $1,595 (all inclusive)                                                               

• A legal will,
• Binding Death Benefit Nomination (for superannuation benefits),
• Enduring Power of Attorney,
• Enduring Power of Guardianship,
• My Plan Workbook,
• Filing fees.
• Signing and witnessing.

Partners: $2,595 (all inclusive)                                                                

• 2 x legal will’s
• 2 x Binding Death Benefit Nomination’s (for superannuation benefits)
• 2 x Enduring Power’s of Attorney
• 2 x Enduring Power’s of Guardianship
• 2 x My Plan Workbook’s
• 2 x Filing fees.
• Signing and witnessing.

Sometimes you need some ongoing advice. You might be trying to negotiate with your ex directly, or drafting your own documents, or preparing for a mediation, or trying to understand what a lawyer has sent you, or why things are taking so long. Our lawyers can be available to you on call – or txt, or email – for a negotiated fixed weekly fee for as little or as long as you need.