Step-by-step calculations and checklists: super death benefit tax, CGT on an inherited home, a property settlement, super splitting, child support and divorce paperwork.
Most expensive surprises in estates and separations come from arithmetic nobody did in advance: tax on a super death benefit paid to an adult child, capital gains tax on a house kept too long after the funeral, or a property settlement that looked like a 50/50 split but was not once super and debts were counted. These guides walk through those numbers with illustrative families so you can see how each rule works before you rely on it.
The estate planning and separation document checklist is the starting point. Then work through tax on a super death benefit, CGT and the 2-year rule for an inherited home, a property settlement under the new section 79 steps, how superannuation splitting works, how the child support formula works and the steps, forms and fees for divorce and consent orders.
The calculators on this site use the same formulas. Replace every example figure with your own, and confirm anything you will act on with the ATO, Services Australia, your fund or a lawyer.
Worked Examples and Checklists
The Services Australia child support formula explained step by step, with care percentages, the self-support amount, costs of children, agreements and an illustrative calculation.
Worked Examples and Checklists
How to apply for a divorce in Australia, the 12-month separation rule, separation under one roof, serving papers, and how consent orders formalise property, super and parenting.
Worked Examples and Checklists
A practical checklist of wills, powers of attorney, super nominations and records for an Australian estate plan, plus what executors and separating couples need to gather.
Worked Examples and Checklists
How capital gains tax applies to inherited property and shares in Australia, the 2-year main residence rule in s 118-195, pre-CGT assets, foreign residents and worked examples.
Worked Examples and Checklists
A step-by-step illustrative property settlement under the Family Law Act as amended from June 2025: building the net pool, contributions, future needs, super and legal costs.
Worked Examples and Checklists
How super death benefits are taxed in Australia, who is a death benefits dependant, the 15% and 30% rates plus Medicare levy, paying via the estate, and worked examples.
Worked Examples and Checklists
How super is valued and split under Part VIIIB of the Family Law Act, splitting orders and agreements, the information request form, fund fees, tax, and WA de facto couples.
