In Jonah & White [2011] FamCA 221, “Coupledom” is described as involving “the merger of two lives” that is the core of a de facto relationship and that it is “the nature of the union – the merger of two individual lives into life as a couple – that lies at the...
De-facto relationships are specific relationships defined within section 4AA of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (‘the Act’). If you are recognised as being in a de-facto relationship under this provision it provides you with certain legal protections. If you have chosen...
