32G
In forceInterpretation
Part 2Probate and administration
Division 1APreliminary
32G Interpretation
(1)
In this Part—
de facto spouse, in relation to a person dying wholly or partly intestate, means someone who was a partner in a de facto relationship with the person.
Note.
“De facto relationship” is defined in section 21C of the Interpretation Act 1987.
(2)
Except where the contrary intention appears, a reference in this Part to the spouse of an intestate includes a reference to a person who, at the time of death of the intestate, was the de facto spouse of the intestate.
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