Finally the legislation to bring equal rights for West Australian defactos to superannuation splitting ! It’s still awaiting assent but it’s getting close now.

So any property settlements for defactos will now be able to include superannuation.

The following Bill progressed through the Parliament of Western Australia
as follows:

Family Court Amendment Bill 2022 – Bill Number 66
Passed by Both Houses, Awaiting Assent on 18/08/2022

For further details, go to this Bill on our web site
http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?openForm&ParentUNID=4EDA6DE5399CB6DF48258862001E338D

Yours faithfully

Sue Thomson
Sue Thomson Solicitors – Family Law
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