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Difference between revisions of "Dividing Property and Debts"

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If one spouse wants to divide excluded property and the other doesn’t, a court can decide to do so. That is, the law says that a spouse can keep their excluded property. But a court ''can'' divide excluded property to make sure each spouse gets what’s fair. Excluded property can be divided if:
If one spouse wants to divide excluded property and the other doesn’t, a court can decide to do so. That is, the law says that a spouse can keep their excluded property. But a court ''can'' divide excluded property to make sure each spouse gets what’s fair. Excluded property can be divided if:


* family property or family debt outside British Columbia can’t be divided, or
* family property or family debt '''outside''' British Columbia can’t be divided, or
* it would be significantly unfair not to divide excluded property, considering:
* it would be '''significantly unfair''' not to divide excluded property, considering:
** how long the spouses’ relationship is, and
** how long the spouses’ relationship is, and
** how much the non-owning spouse directly contributed to it.
** how much the non-owning spouse directly contributed to it.
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