Financial contributions to a de facto relationship made by a parent on behalf of a party must be treated as contributions of that party under s20(1)(a) and cannot be discounted because they are not the product of the party's own exertion. Property inherited by one party shortly before separation may only benefit the other party if, contributions apart, it is just and equitable to do so — the inheritance is not as such a ground for making an order which otherwise the Court would not have made. Einstein J's judgment provides a detailed checklist of matters relevant to valuing homemaker contributions under s20(1)(b).
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