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New Commonwealth laws for the division of property for people in de facto relationships that break down commenced on 1 March 2009.
The new laws bring separating de facto couples, on the division of property and the payment of spouse maintenance, within the federal family law regime under the Family Law Act 1975.
The new laws enable de facto couples to access, as married couples can, the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court (the Family Law Courts) for property and spousal maintenance matters. Cases between de facto couples concerning their children have been within the federal family law regime since 1988.
See the Family Court Fact Sheet for more details.
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