It’s always exciting to start a new relationship or to take your relationship to the next level.

An important and practical step at this time is to secure your current and future finances – things like savings, property-includes every possible interest that you have. Examples include: shares, interest in loan, company loan accounts, vested interest in an estate, option to purchase, property of bankrupt party, superannuation, a debt owed to you, licences and permits that can be transferred, property outside Australia, inheritances, beneficiary under a will.property, inheritances, or even Debt can be things such as home loans, personal loans, credit cards, unsecured loans, finance, unpaid tax.debt.

While we often think of prenups Prenup means: an official agreement that two people make before they marry in which they state how much of each other's property each will receive if they separate or divorce. or similar agreements being invoked during a divorce , they can also be applied to non-married couples Non married couples means a de facto relationship. The Family Law Act 1975 defines this as a relationship between two people (who are not legally married or related by family) who, having regard to all of the circumstances of their relationship, lived together on a genuine domestic basis. The other considerations to consider are: The duration of the relationship (i.e. whether the parties have lived together for a period of 2 years or longer); Whether a sexual relationship existed; Whether there are any children of the relationship; Whether a sexual relationship existed between the parties; The extent and nature of shared residence; The degree of financial dependence between the parties; The degree of mutual commitment toward a shared life; The reputation and public aspects of the relationship; and/or Ownership, use and acquisition of the parties’ property., and at any time during a relationship.