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Started Dec 30 2012, 15:24
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Dec 30 2012, 15:24
A de facto relationship is a relationship between two people (whether a woman and a man, or a woman and a woman, or a man and a man) who are both over 18 and who live together as a couple, but who are not married to one another.
In deciding whether two people live together as a couple, the Court will consider all the relevant circumstances, including:
How long the relationship has lasted;
The extent to which the couple share a home;
Whether they have a sexual relationship;
Their financial and property arrangements and interdependence;
Their ownership, use and acquisition of property;
Their degree of mutual commitment to a shared life;
Their care and support of children;
Who does the housework and other household duties;
The reputation and public aspects of the relationship (e.g. whether the partners are known to family and friends as "a couple").
These factors are only a guide. The presence or absence of any one of them will not necessarily determine whether there is a de facto relationship.
The Court decides how important any one given factor is in each particular case.
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