De facto Relationships Archives

What is a sexual relationship for the purposes of determining an ingredient of a de facto relationship?

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 [...]

Same-Sex Marriage Bill report strikes balance between freedom of religion and freedom from discrimination

A media release issued by The Law Council of Australia on Thursday, 16 February 2017. You can read the original release here. – The Law Council today said the consensus Parliamentary report [...]

Ingredients of a de facto relationship

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 [...]