De facto spouse
De facto spouse
A person who, at any time in the year:
- was living in a conjugal relationship with an individual and was the biological or adoptive parent (legally or in fact) of a child of whom the individual was also the parent
- had been living in a conjugal relationship with the individual for at least 12 consecutive months (the 12-month period is considered to have been uninterrupted if the person and the individual lived apart because of the breakdown of their relationship for a period of less than 90 days)