Section 90RB — Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

Meaning of child of a de facto relationship

For the purposes of this Part, a child is a child of a de facto relationship if the child is the child of both of the parties to the de facto relationship.

Note: To determine who is a child of a person see Subdivision D of Division 1 of Part VII.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 90P — Lifting a stay
s 90Q — Intervention by proceeds of crime authority
s 90RA — Participating jurisdictions
s 90RC — Relationship with State and Territory laws
s 90RD — Declarations about existence of de facto relationships
s 90RE — Effect of declarations

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