Letter · Family Law
Letter of advice on property settlement (post-10 June 2025 framework) with settlement recommendation
Letter of advice applying the restructured s 79 (including the effect of family violence and wastage), the duty of disclosure and time limits, with a range of outcomes and a recommended settlement offer.
- Kind
- Letter. A letter or email you adapt and send.
- Where it applies
- Australia, Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 17 October 2026 against the 6 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use after initial disclosure, once you can identify the property pool and the main contributions and future-needs factors. Do not send before disclosure is reasonably complete, and send only to an address or account that is safe for the client.
How AI may be used
AI may help structure the letter, build the balance sheet from verified disclosure and calculate percentage scenarios, under close supervision. The range of outcomes, the weight given to family violence and wastage, and the recommendation are the lawyer's judgment.
AI may
- Build the asset and liability table from disclosure the lawyer has verified, with a source for every figure
- Calculate dollar outcomes for percentage scenarios the lawyer specifies
- Produce a plain-language version of the lawyer's settled advice for the lawyer to check
AI must not
- Must not choose the percentage range or assess contributions or family violence effects
- Must not cite case law in the letter unless the lawyer has read and verified the authority
- Must not enter the other party's disclosure or details of family violence into a tool that is not closed and approved
The lawyer checks
- The pool, values and dates against source documents
- Whether the client is safe to receive this letter at the address used
- The time limit has not passed or the leave basis is identified
- The settlement recommendation reflects the client's instructions and risk appetite
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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The summary, the law it rests on and the AI-use guidance above stay public. Privacy.
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