How can I protect the family home during divorce?

If you jointly own the family home as joint tenants, consider ending the joint tenancy and becoming tenants in common. This prevents your spouse from automatically receiving your share of the property if you die before the divorce is finalised.

Once you have created a tenancy in common – update your Will to specify who should inherit your share of the property.

If the family home is in your spouse’s sole name, you should immediately register a Home Rights Notice. This prevents your spouse from selling, transferring, or borrowing against the property without your knowledge or consent.

Unless absolutely necessary, try not to move out of the family home during the divorce proceedings.