Section 90YE — 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 90YB — Application of this Part
s 90YC — This Part overrides other laws, trust deeds etc.
s 90YD — Definitions
s 90YF — Extended meaning of trustee
s 90YG — Splittable payments
s 90YH — Reversionary interest

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