A reader wrote to Lifelines recently on the subject of dividing assets upon divorce:
I am a foreigner living in my home country of Australia. My husband is a Japanese national, never worked a single day in Australia for more than 30 years since we were married, moved back to Japan in 2011 and visits only once a year for at most 10 days.
This year, he came to Australia to file for divorce, to take advantage of easy divorce rules in my home country. He also filed for a split in property, claiming that he wants half of everything of mine here, whilst his assets in Japan are hidden.
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