My mate is going through a messy divorce and is in the process of getting a lawyer, but in the interim I thought I'd post here, see if anyone who's been through similar shit can advise. He's just received some doco from his ex's lawyer stating he needs to attend a mediation session in court, the same doco also stated she wants 80%! Their financial circumstances are pretty even, so 80% seems pretty high.

- he's a tradie earning $60K
- she's an Admin Assistant earning $40K
- they own a $900k house with $150k mortgage (which he lives in & is trying to sell)
- they have two kids with 50/50 custody
- they were together 10 years

Would a court really grant someone in this position 80%? Also he cannot sell the house, she's insisting he drop the price significantly, can a court order him to keep on dropping the price until he sells the house? Any advice would be appreciated.