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Article: De facto financial disputes come to the federal courts.
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- November 19, 2008
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On 25 June 2008 the Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (the Bill) was introduced to the federal parliament. If passed, the Bill will introduce a number of landmark changes to the Family Law Act 1975 (the Act).
Most notably, the Bill will signal the end of the bifurcated system that requires de facto couples to resolve financial disputes in state and territory courts, notwithstanding their ability to settle parenting matters in the federal court system.
Participating jurisdictions New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria have all passed legislation referring power to the Commonwealth. Existing constitutional ...