Section 90RD — Family Law Act 1975: Declarations about existence of de facto relationships

(1) If: (a) an application is made for an order under section 90SE, 90SG or 90SM, or a declaration under section 90SL; and (b) a claim is made, in support of the application, that a de facto relationship existed between the applicant and another person; the court may, for the purposes of those proceedings (the primary proceedings), declare that a de facto relationship existed, or never existed, between those 2 persons. (2) A declaration under subsection (1) of the existence of a de facto relationship may also declare any or all of the following: (a) the period, or periods, of the de facto relationship for the purposes of paragraph 90SB(a); (b) whether there is a child of the de facto relationship; (c) whether one of the parties to the de facto relationship made substantial contributions of a kind mentioned in paragraph 90SM(4)(a), (b) or (c); (d) when the de facto relationship ended; (e) where each of the parties to the de facto relationship was ordinarily resident during the de facto relationship. Note: For child of a de facto relationship, see section 90RB.