Lynette Galvin

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2,952 appearances 9 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 11 Aug

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The Divorce Course Podcast · When & How Can You Make a Settlement Offer in Divorce for Parenting or Property - Step by Step · 3 Jun 2026 podcast

yeah that's right and they know that they're under the pump or under pressure voice-verified

and risk of having to pay some of your legal fees when they get to the other end of the case because you've made a reasonable offer and there it sits looking in their face. voice-verified

Now, if you have spent more money or if you found something that means your offer was too low, voice-verified

You can always withdraw the standing offer and replace it with another offer, which I generally used a standing offer to replace. voice-verified

So for instance, you might think that your ex has lots of money in some bank account. voice-verified

And so you make an offer that gives you most of the assets and some to them, and they can keep their money in the bank account that you don't know about. voice-verified

But after a while, you may get disclosure that shows actually they don't actually have any money. voice-verified

I can't prove they've got any more money. voice-verified

So I need to make a better offer, lower for me a bit more for them, for it to give me any support when I'm asking for costs at the end of the trial. voice-verified

we're hearing so voice-verified

And you've voice-verified

It's bizarre. voice-verified

It's bizarre because in the family court, the legislation says that each party should be responsible for their own costs, right? voice-verified

And it's easy to see how a number and an offer can work in any property or spousal maintenance proceedings. voice-verified

When it comes to kids, the four days versus seven days kind of thing is a little grey and the court doesn't usually punish someone for wanting more time with their children. voice-verified

But voice-verified

When you've got, say, a family report that says this is what should happen, maybe the four days should be happening, where you've got maybe an independent children's lawyer who's saying, no, it shouldn't be 50-50. voice-verified

You've got the legislation now, the precedent cases say, no, it shouldn't be 50-50. voice-verified

Then in that case, a court may order the unsuccessful party to pay some of their costs. voice-verified

Usually, if there's a person who's been wholly unsuccessful in their proceedings, in other words, they didn't have any merit to start with, the court may order costs. voice-verified

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