# Unnamed divorcee

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-24**: Senator Pocock highlights the case — Senator David Pocock publicly raised the case in Noel Whittaker's column, noting Canberra family lawyers are reporting similar lender behaviour.
- **2026**: Refinancing rejected by three lenders — After the new negative gearing rules took effect, her pre-approved finance was withdrawn and three lenders rejected her refinancing — not for income, credit or property-value reasons, but due to the new tax treatment.
- **2011**: Investment property acquired — The divorcee acquired an investment property she would hold for more than 15 years, building it as a retirement asset.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Divorcee hit with 3 refinancing rejections as new CGT rules rewrite settlements
2026-08-23 22:46:55 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 3

Senator David Pocock has exposed how new negative gearing and CGT 'realisation event' rules are distorting family-law property settlements, with lenders withdrawing pre-approved finance and three rejections for a divorcee — a pattern Canberra family lawyers say is becoming common amid warnings the drafting is too complex for even tax experts.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/divorcee-3-lender-rejections-cgt-realisation-event

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