Section 11 — Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Division of relationship property
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11 Division of relationship property (1) On the division of relationship property under this Act, each of the spouses or partners is entitled to share equally in— (a) the family home; and (b) the family chattels; and (c) any other relationship property. (2) This section is subject to the other provisions of this Part. Sections 11 to 18, and the headings before sections 11 and 15, were repealed, and a new Part 4 (comprising sections 11 to 18C) was inserted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 17 Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5). See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Subsection (1) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(1) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by substituting the word “ partners ” for the words “ de facto partners ” .
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