Section 90RD — Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

(1) If:

(a) an application is made for an order under section 90SE, 90SG or 90SM, or a declaration under section 90SL; and

(b) a claim is made, in support of the application, that a de facto relationship existed between the applicant and another person;

the court may, for the purposes of those proceedings (the primary proceedings), declare that a de facto relationship existed, or never existed, between those 2 persons.

(2) A declaration under subsection (1) of the existence of a de facto relationship may also declare any or all of the following:

(a) the period, or periods, of the de facto relationship for the purposes of paragraph 90SB(a);

(b) whether there is a child of the de facto relationship;

(c) whether one of the parties to the de facto relationship made substantial contributions of a kind mentioned in paragraph 90SM(4)(a), (b) or (c);

(d) when the de facto relationship ended;

(e) where each of the parties to the de facto relationship was ordinarily resident during the de facto relationship.

Note: For child of a de facto relationship, see section 90RB.

Related sections

• s 90RA — Participating jurisdictions
• s 90RB — Meaning of child of a de facto relationship
• s 90RC — Relationship with State and Territory laws
• s 90RE — Effect of declarations
• s 90RF — Applying for declarations
• s 90RG — Geographical requirement

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