Section 1G — Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Part 4 (division of relationship property)

1G Part 4 (division of relationship property) Part 4 sets out how the property of a husband and wife or civil union partners or de facto partners is to be divided when they separate and cannot agree on the matter. It deals with matters like— (a) on what basis is the relationship property to be divided? (b) what happens if the spouses or partners have been living together for less than 3 years? (c) can the Court do anything to redress any disparities between the income and living standards of the spouses or partners after the marriage, civil union, or de facto relationship ends? (d) how are the different contributions of the spouses to the marriage, or of the partners to the civil union, or of the de facto partners to the de facto relationship, assessed? Part 1 (comprising sections 1A to 1L) was inserted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 6 Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5). See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Section 1G was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(4) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by inserting the words “ or civil union partners ” after the word “ wife ” . Paragraphs (b) and (c) were 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 ” . Paragraph (c) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(3) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by inserting the words “ , civil union, ” after the word “ marriage ” . Paragraph (d) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(4) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by inserting the words “ , or of the partners to the civil union ” after the word “ marriage ” .