Are You De Facto (Even If You Didn’t Live Together Full-Time)? Think de facto only counts if you lived together full-time? That’s a common and costly myth.#The courts have been very clear: a person can be married and still be in one or even multiple de facto relationships at the same time. Shared time, shared purchases, shared homes, shared children even a few nights a week could still be de facto. If you’re unsure where you stand, go and see a lawyer and this episode might give you some clarity