There are different types of Financial Agreements for de facto relationship. It all depends on:
We offer Financial Agreements for all Australian states and territories, and for heterosexual and same-sex couples.
Pre De Facto or Cohabitation
During De Facto or Cohabitation
Separating or Separated
Pre Defacto
During De Facto or Cohabitation
Separating or Separated
The term “de facto relationship” is defined in Section 4AA of the Family Law Act .
A person is in a de facto relationship with another person if;
For the purposes of this Act;
For a full definition go to Section 4AA of the Family Law Act.
One should note that before the amendments to the Act in 2009, the regulation of de facto relationships (also known as domestic partnerships) came under state legislation.
All the states and territories except Western Australia have referred their powers under state legislation to the Commonwealth. As WA has its own Family Court Act (which mirrors much of the legislation in the FLA) they have decided to regulate defacto relationships themselves.
Here you will find sections