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About this booklet

This free booklet explains how ending a relationship affects you, your children and your property.

It has basic information about the law for married or de facto couples, including people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender diverse, intersex, queer and questioning. 

Topics include:

• separation
• divorce
• family violence
• family dispute resolution
• children
• property and money. 

This booklet also includes information about how you can try to work things out without having to go to court, and where to go for help. 

Related publications

You may be interested in our other family law publications and resources.

Related topics

• Child abuse or neglect
• Child support
• Family violence intervention orders
• Parenting arrangements and child contact
• Separation and divorce
• When separating (videos)

The pages of all topics in Find legal answers print as fact sheets.