About the Founder
As a parent of three children, and someone who has experienced the pain and egregiously stressful process of a long and complicated divorce, I understand only too well, the uncertainty and challenges – emotional, financial, co-parenting, and practical, people face during divorce.
Originally from New Zealand, I had a successful career as a Chartered Accountant before moving to Hong Kong in 1999 with my ex-husband and our first child. At this time, as my ex-husband worked long hours and traveled extensively, the decision was made to put my career on hold for the best interests of our family. I became a trailing spouse and a stay-at-home mum to take care of our first child and over the next few years, two more children followed. We lived and enjoyed an expat life until our almost 20-year marriage fell apart, as many do in Hong Kong.
A wholly unexpected decision was then made by my ex-husband to file for divorce. Shocked and devastated, I felt hurt, and angry, and my trust had been broken.
Coping with these emotions and home life was not easy – I was now looking after our three children as a single parent, as my ex-husband no longer lived in Hong Kong. Struggling with getting money to pay for household and huge unexpected legal bills was also causing immense financial pressure and stress, which was further exacerbated by financial strife. There were many important financial and life-changing decisions to be made affecting my future and our children, while also navigating a difficult divorce process. On top of this, I was dealing with various encounters and revelations of dishonesty, deceit, betrayal, and injustice. It became one of the toughest and most stressful periods in my life.
Eventually dealing with these difficult challenges by learning coping mechanisms to manage stress, and regulate my emotions, I found a way to draw on my inner strength and resilience. These skills together with my financial expertise, and my perseverance, enabled me to successfully overcome my challenges, get through my divorce, achieve financial independence, and rebuild my life.
Lessons learned, invaluable insights and knowledge gained from my divorce journey and my experiences with the Hong Kong legal and court systems, along with my financial expertise and mediation background were the tools to starting my unique divorce consulting business. I have been able to transform my traumatic divorce experience into a positive and constructive learning process to help and protect other people, which has given me true meaning and purpose in my life.
My passion is to empower people going through divorce to have clarity, confidence, and control to get through this difficult time and achieve the best possible outcome to move on to a better chapter of their life. I look forward to assisting those in need of my guidance and services in divorce matters.
“I want people to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel and that they can emerge from divorce feeling liberated, positive and confident, about their future. I believe divorce can be the beginning of an exciting and brighter new life.” - Antonia Basile Wilson
WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY
“From a senior corporate level and perspective, engaging a legal firm to handle my divorce would prove to be a straightforward process. However, I soon realised I’d lost my way, becoming too emotional, I was entangled in irrelevant detail. The settlement process was becoming very expensive, protracted, overwhelming and confusing. After an initial consultation with Antonia, she very swiftly and efficiently put me right back on track.
It was a wake-up call that rapidly changed the course of events. Antonia’s professional counsel, guidance and sound advice was instrumental in how I engaged my legal counsel thereafter and communicated with my ex. Her expertise enabled me to take control of the situation to the point of convincing my ex to disengage his legal representative, which saved us a both a small fortune and facilitated a swift and amicable settlement. I highly recommend you consult with Antonia prior to engaging any legal entity. Her service really is indispensable and totally unique!”
JANE, Senior Vice President, Hong Kong
“Antonia has put my mind at ease and been a great support to me during my divorce proceedings. First, she organized my legal bills. With her background in accounting, she soon discovered my HKD six-digit figure payment for legal fees was not accounted for. Antonia was also very helpful in the day-to-day management of my case and could clearly explain the pros and cons of different alternatives…
She provided practical and well-thought-out suggestions. Antonia’s years of experience working with lawyers was evident by the way she was able to effectively communicate with my legal team both verbally and written. Antonia is honest, dependable and hardworking.”
ANN, Housewife, Hong Kong
“While going through a separation, I sought Antonia’s guidance about my finances and found her advice and assistance incredibly helpful and friendly. Antonia is extremely knowledgeable within her field and was very understanding and receptive of requirements. She gave me a lot of clarity through her suggestions. I also found…
JOANNA M., Business Owner, Australia
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