Encyclopedia entry: De facto Act

Dictionary definition: De facto Act
A Dictionary of British History;      299 words ...De facto Act, 1495. The name is misleading since the statute, 11 Hen. VII c. 1, does not appear, contrary to much commentary, to distinguish between kings de facto and kings de jure . Henry VII, victorious at Bosworth , faced a series ...

Article: New De Facto Laws: Looking At The ...
Mondaq Business Briefing;  March 5, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... comment. The Daily Telegraph article "New de facto laws mean cheats no longer prosper" by Nick ... allow for a uniform system of dealing with de facto relationships.1 The amendments allow de facto couples (regardless of their sex) to deal ...

Article: South Australia Misses Out On De Facto Legislation.
Mondaq Business Briefing;  May 12, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... passed the Family Law Amendments (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Act 2008. The legislation brings de facto relationship property division under ... law for the division of property of de facto couples will not apply in South Australia ...

Article: The New De Facto Legislation - What Does It Mean ...
Mondaq Business Briefing;  December 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Following numerous false starts, the De facto Bill amending the Family Law Act to include de facto couples was finalised yesterday and has ... legislation heralds significant change for de facto couples (including those in same sex relationships ...

Article: Md. Court of Appeals judges pause over de facto ...
The Daily Record (Baltimore);  May 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... reservations about embracing the concept of de facto parenthood. The case, Janice M. v ... the top court to hold that she was the de facto parent of Maya, whom her ex-partner ... Appeals decision, to be considered a de facto parent, a third party must have lived ...

Article: Can state constitutional provisions eliminate de ...
The Journal of Negro Education;  April 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... be used to compel a state to eliminate de facto segregation in public schools. It first ... Supreme Court's refusal to find that de facto segregation violates the Equal Protection ... the Connecticut Supreme Court held that de facto segregation violates the state constitution ...

Article: De facto couples in legal limbo
The Press;  March 2, 2005 ;     575 words ...Legal uncertainty continues for de facto couples after a parliamentary committee ... of laws that already treat long-term de facto relationships the same as marriage. Further ... says the law should also recognise that de facto relationships are different -- especially ...