Section 104 — Succession Act 2006 (NSW)

Spouse

A spouse of an intestate is a person—
(a) who was married to the intestate immediately before the intestate’s death, or
(b) who was a party to a domestic partnership with the intestate immediately before the intestate’s death.

Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 8 June 2026. For the latest information on New South Wales Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 101 — Definitions
s 102 — Intestate
s 103 — Entitlement to the whole of the intestate estate
s 105 — Domestic partnership
s 106 — Spouse’s statutory legacy
s 107 — Survivorship

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