De facto relationships of less than 2 years
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 legislation that will permit an order [...]
Time limits in de facto relationship separations
Be careful in letting time lapse following a separation in a de facto relationship situation. If you wish to institute proceedings against a de facto partner following a separation you should do [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
