Conditions for making of order include length of relationship
16 Conditions for making of order include length of relationship
Except as provided by subsection (2), a court must not make an order under this Division unless it is satisfied that the de facto partners have lived together in a de facto relationship for a period of not less than 2 years.
Where the court is not satisfied that the partners have lived together as mentioned in subsection (1), it may nevertheless make an order under this Division if satisfied:
that there is a child of the de facto partners; or
that the partner who applied for the order:
has made substantial contributions of the kind mentioned in section 18(1)(a) or (b) for which that partner would otherwise not be adequately compensated if the order were not made; or
has the care and control of a child of the other partner;
and that failure to make the order would result in serious injustice to the partner who applied for the order.
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