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A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
29Eligibility for family tax benefit of separated members of a couple for period before separation
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#### 29 Eligibility for family tax benefit of separated members of a couple for period before separation
If the Secretary is satisfied that:
(a) 2 individuals are not members of the same couple (person A and person B); and
(b) during a period in the past when person A and person B were members of the same couple, they had an FTB child or children; and
(c) but for subsection 26(1), person A and person B would both be eligible for family tax benefit for the FTB child or children for that period;
the Secretary may:
(d) determine that person A and person B are both eligible for family tax benefit for the child or children for that period; and
(e) determine person A’s and person B’s percentage of the family tax benefit for the child or children for that period.