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Difference between revisions of "Family Relationships"
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*apply for ''protection orders'' if they feel they are at risk of family violence. | *apply for ''protection orders'' if they feel they are at risk of family violence. | ||
Although unmarried spouses who have lived together for less than two years are cut out of the part of the act that deals with property and debt, they still share in property they jointly own and they can make claims to property owned only by one spouse under the law of trusts and the law of equity. | Although unmarried spouses who have lived together for less than two years are cut out of the part of the act that deals with property and debt, they still share in property they jointly own and they can make claims to property owned only by one spouse under the law of trusts and the law of equity. These claims are discussed in the introductory section of the [[Property_%26_Debt_in_Family_Law_Matters|Property & Debt]] chapter. | ||
===Other unmarried relationships=== | ===Other unmarried relationships=== | ||
