As it happens, not everything is fair and equal. As soon as a relationship breaks down, people start scrambling to make things better for themselves. If there are children involved, then one person’s potential earnings may be affected more than the other’s. His/her duties may have to be prioritised around the children and their daily needs. In effect, he/she won’t have the opportunity to earn as much as he/she possibly could have. Of course, other benefits (Centrelink) may be received because of the children, but at the end of the day, the mere fact of being in and then being out of the relationship will, in many instances, affect future earning capacity.
Dekindle considers this, and makes an adjustment for it.
Like all other sections with Dekindle, if you are not honest, then will not get the optimal answers, with the most likely result being having to pay fees to others. This obviously reduces the pool of funds that you’re both keen to salvage and which Dekindle is equitably trying to divide. It would be a great thing if you could sit down and do Dekindle together.