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1.1.S.30 Separated

Definition

The parents of a child are taken to have separated in circumstances in which the parties to a marriage are, under the Family Law Act 1975, taken to have separated.

Act reference: CSA Act section 5(1)-‘separated’, section 9-'separated'

FL Act section 49 Meaning of separation

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