FAMILY LAW AMENDMENT (DE FACTO FINANCIAL MATTERS AND OTHER MEASURES) ACT 2008 (NO. 115, 2008)

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 3

Schedule 1--Amendments relating to de facto financial matters 4

Part 1--Amendments 4

Part 2--Transitional provisions 82

Division 1--Introduction 82

Division 2--Application of new Act to de facto relationships breaking down before commencement 83

Division 3--De facto relationships linked to earlier participating jurisdictions 86

Division 4--De facto relationships linked to later participating jurisdictions 88

Division 5--Application of new Act to transitioning agreements 95

Schedule 2--Consequential amendments relating to de facto financial matters 97

Schedule 3--Amendments relating to financial agreements about marriage 105

Part 1--Clarifying that other persons can be parties 105

Part 2--Separation declarations 110

Part 3--Matrimonial causes 113

Part 4--Other amendments 114

Schedule 3A--Children 115

Schedule 4--Other measures 120

Commonwealth Numbered Acts