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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS ACT 1975 - SECT 11A

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS ACT 1975 - SECT 11A

11A—Domestic partners

A person is, on a certain date, the "domestic partner" of another if—

            (a)         the person is, on that date, in a registered relationship with the other; or

            (b)         the person is, on that date, living with the other in a close personal relationship and—

                  (i)         the person—

                        (A)         has so lived with the other continuously for the period of 3 years immediately preceding that date; or

                        (B)         has during the period of 4 years immediately preceding that date so lived with the other for periods aggregating not less than 3 years; or

                  (ii)         a child, of whom the 2 persons are the parents, has been born (whether or not the child is still living at that date).