Quote Originally Posted by GoldfishMan View Post
It’s not so straightforward as “she or he was your de facto partner therefore they get half of everything”. The other party has to prove that simply being in the relationship, having to handle whatever responsibilities she’s been given for the household (such as raising a child), has resulted in her not being able to support herself once she has left the relationship. In other words, she must prove that she has become completely reliant on the relationship to live. This is easily provable for a person who used to work but then left the workforce at some point for the family, not so easy for a person who’s never worked or hardly ever did.

But I agree about it being a legal minefield. Best not to even have to deal with it.
Some of what you are saying here Mr GFM is incorrect under the law.