De facto Relationships

When court applications are allowed Parties need to take care when commencing an application to court. The critical question is whether the parties fall within the provisions of the family law [...]

Overview of de facto separation time limits Australia De facto separation time limits Australia rules set strict deadlines for bringing property or financial claims after a relationship ends. [...]

In the 2014 case of Spencer & Speight [2014] FamCA436 the court determined that “sexual relationship” has a wider meaning than just sexual intercourse and sexual relations. Intimate [...]

A court must determine whether or not a de facto relationship exists. The threshold issue may not be established and the court will reject the claim of a de facto relationship. For example, the [...]