Family law valuation Written for the court’s rules.
A family law report gives the market value of a property for a property settlement, as expert evidence. Valufield drafts it from its own template and checks it before release.
A value for a settlement.
What it is for
It gives the market value of a property as at a stated date for a property settlement between separating parties, in court proceedings or in mediation.
Who usually instructs it
Usually solicitors, jointly for both parties or for one party, or the parties directly. The valuer can be cross-examined on the report.
What it must state
Part 7.1 of the Family Law Rules sets what an expert report contains. The template is built around it: declaration, who it is addressed to, instructions and documents relied on.
Instructions first, then the property.
Confirm the instructions
The valuer records who instructed and in what role, the valuation date (usually inspection, sometimes a past date) and any questions the report must answer.
Court front matter
The template opens with the expert’s declaration, who the report is addressed to, title, registered proprietors, synopsis, value, conditions, instructions and documents relied on.
AI off the court parts
AI drafting stays off until the court’s leave is recorded. Even then it only suggests wording for descriptive sections, never the declaration, instructions or value.
Every sentence the rules need.
The declaration
The checker blocks a declaration that leaves out a required sentence: inquiries made, facts true, opinions impartial, the Rules, professional codes and duty to the court.
Questions and dates
Each question in the instructions needs a direct answer. One valuation date must run through the report, and the checker blocks stale or conflicting dates.
Personal details kept out
The checker blocks a date of birth or a party’s personal contact details, and warns on wording that reads like dispute narrative.
Leave, review, release
Family law is a court type, so AI drafting waits for leave. A second valuer peer-reviews a recorded file, and release is a separate gated step.
Straight answers.
Does the report take sides?
The template keeps the declaration of independence and the duty to the court. The valuer’s opinion stays the valuer’s own.
What about a mediation report?
The playbook notes a shorter mediation format. The court format is the one the template and checks are built around.
Are the templates signed off?
They are drafts for the principal’s review, NSW first. Keeping to professional standards and insurer requirements stays with your firm.
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