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So you were not living under the same roof when your de facto partner died? Can you still inherit?

Under New Zealand law, if a de facto partner dies without leaving a valid will, their surviving partner inherits their ‘personal chattels’ and the first $155,000 of what else they left. (Children and parents get a share of anything above $155,000.)

Are you still the ‘surviving partner’ if you were living apart?

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