De-Facto FAQ - Are there mechanisms in Australia for same sex marriages?

Date: February 23, 2011

Q. Are there mechanisms in Australia for same sex marriages?

A. No. same sex marriages are not recognised in Australia, but same sex relationships have received the same recognition as opposite sex de facto couples.

 

 

De-Facto FAQ - My ex-girlfriend is threatening me. What should I do?

Date: February 23, 2011
I have just ended a short term relationship with my former girlfriend who is threatening that if I do not return to her she will report me to the police saying that I sexually assaulted her

De-Facto FAQ - Are de-factos in any better a position that married people

Date: February 23, 2011
Are de-factos in any better a position that married people

De-Facto FAQ - Can a lesbian co-mother or a gay co-father seek parenting orders?

Date: February 23, 2011
Can a lesbian co-mother or a gay co-father seek parenting orders in relation to a child?

De-Facto FAQ - Can de facto relationships be registered in Australia?

Date: February 23, 2011
Are there mechanisms in place to register de facto relationships in Australia?

De-Facto FAQ - Can I be reimbursed for my contributions if my partner and I separate?

Date: February 23, 2011
I have just broken up with my defacto partner and everything was in her name, although I did a lot of building work to improve the property and paid the mortgage instalments whilst we were together. Am I entitled to be recompensed for my contribution to the relationship

De-Facto FAQ - Can parties of same sex relationships adopt children?

Date: February 23, 2011
Can parties of same sex relationships adopt children?

De-Facto FAQ - Is reproductive technology available to a woman in a de facto relationship?

Date: February 23, 2011
Is reproductive technology available to a woman in a de facto relationship?

De-Facto FAQ - My boyfriend needs to finds his ex-girlfriend and children. What can he do?

Date: February 23, 2011
My boyfriend has a couple of children to an ex-girlfriend who has packed up, moved on and not told anyone where she has gone. Is there anything my boyfriend can do?

De-Facto FAQ - My ex-defacto partner is proposing we split the assets 50:50. What should I do?

Date: February 23, 2011
My de-facto partner and I recently separated and it is proposed that we split the assets 50:50. What should I do ?

De-Facto FAQ - My ex-partner is threatening me and has a history of violence towards me. What can I do?

Date: February 23, 2011
What can I do where I am being threatened by my ex-partner who has a history of violence towards me

De-Facto FAQ - My partner has locked me out and become violent. How can we sell the house and separate?

Date: February 23, 2011
I am currently involved in a de-facto relationship and my partner has excluded me from the home by locking me out. What can I do as she has become personally violent towards me and we need to sell the house so we can go our separate ways

De-Facto FAQ - My solicitor seems reluctant to push my defacto case. What can I do?

Date: February 23, 2011
I have been involved in a same-sex relationship with another person for over 20 years and I have retained a firm of solicitors who seem reluctant to push my case as strongly as I would like. The other side is making mincemeat out of my representative who does not seem to know what to do to counter their attacks. What do I do in the circumstances

De-Facto FAQ - Should I enter into a financial agreement with my intended defacto partner?

Date: February 23, 2011
Do you think it advisable for me to enter into a financial agreement with my intended defacto partner as I have all the assets and she has very little?

De-Facto FAQ- Asset protection close to retirement.

Date: February 23, 2011
I am just about ready to retire and I am involved in a relationship with someone which has been going on for some years although we do not live together. I wish to protect my assets which are substantial while she has hardly any. What should I do

De-Facto FAQ - My ex-defacto partner is proposing we split the assets 50:50. What should I do?

Date: February 23, 2011
My de-facto partner and I recently separated and it is proposed that we split the assets 50:50. What should I do

Family Law - Do I have to undergo pre-action procedures for the Family or Federal Magistrates’ Court?

Date: February 22, 2011
Do parties have to undergo pre-action procedures to be able to issue proceedings in relation to any matter in the Family or Federal Magistrates’ Court

Family Lawyer - My ex-defacto is refusing me access to our child. Can you help?

Date: February 22, 2011
Until recently I was in a defacto relationship and my ex-partner has now denied me access to our child? Can you help me

De-Facto FAQs

Date: April 24, 2008
Author(s): LAC Lawyers

Parenting FAQs

Date: March 22, 2008
Author(s): LAC Lawyers

• Defacto Relationships and Financial Settlement
• Property Agreement for Cohabitation
• Financial Settlement after defacto separation
• Property Settlement for Defacto Couples
• Maintenance Orders for Defacto Couples
• Parenting Issues for De facto couples
• Domestic Violence in De facto Relationships
• Registration of Defacto Relationships
• De facto law Jurisdiction
• Defacto Wills and Deceased Estates
• De Facto (Relationships or Partnerships)