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Cohabitation agreement australia template

Cohabitation Agreement • January 30th, 2022

• Contract Type
  Cohabitation Agreement
• Filed
  January 30th, 2022

This contract is referred to as a Cohabitation or more accurately a Binding Financial Agreement (BFA) (see below on changes to Family Law Act). In fact, you can enter into a Financial Agreement with your partner at any stage of your relationship, whether it be:- • before you move in together (Pre-De facto Financial Agreement); • while you are living together (Co-habitation Financial Agreement); or • at any time after you separate (De facto Separation Financial Agreement). Free samples are coming soon! If you are currently in a de facto relationship, you can use a Cohabitation Agreement. Are we actually living together yet? Should you ever separate, you can refer to your BFA and save yourself the stress, heartache and cost of settling property or maintenance matters within the Court system. Under the Family Law Act, there are certain formalities you need to comply with to ensure your Agreement is binding. Your Cohabitation agreement becomes a legal expression of your intent as de facto