---
title: "Letter of advice on property settlement (post-10 June 2025 framework) with settlement recommendation"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/property-settlement-advice-letter"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a16-property-settlement-advice-letter"
area_id: "A16"
kind: "letter"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-17"
---

# 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.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/property-settlement-advice-letter  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-17

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## Key facts

- Kind: Letter. A letter or email you adapt and send.
- Practice area: [Family Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-17
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the 6 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## 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

## Authorities

- [Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) s 79(2)–(5) (just and equitable requirement; identification of property and liabilities; contributions; current and future circumstances), as amended by the Family Law Amendment Act 2024 (Cth) from 10 June 2025](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00275/latest/text)
- [Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) s 4AB (definition of family violence, including economic or financial abuse)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00275/latest/text)
- [Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) s 71B (duty of disclosure)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00275/latest/text)
- [Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) s 44(3), (5) (time limits)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00275/latest/text)
- [Stanford v Stanford 2012 HCA 52 (the court must be satisfied it is just and equitable to make any order)](https://www.hcourt.gov.au/cases-and-judgments/judgments/judgments-1998-current/stanford-v-stanford)
- [Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 (Cth) Sch 1 (pre-action procedures)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2021L01197/latest/text)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/property-settlement-advice-letter and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*