Paul Wilson knows better than most how divorce can deplete a person's finances. He has been through three marriage splits.
"First time in 1997, it was about $30,000 for me to fight to minimise my losses," he said.
"As the marriage had been two years and one week, everything had to be halved, even though I bought the house, I paid the mortgage, I paid the utilities and rates and insurances, I bought a car and was paying it off, I owned two cars prior to relationship which I still had.
"Everything got cut in half. Everything seemed very unfair, it was a cash-grab from the other side. I went in with a whole lot of personal items and $40,000 deposit for a house. I spent $30,000 on a lawyer and came out with less than $30,000 after settlement."
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