As Vancouver family lawyers and Fort St John
family law and divorce lawyers, we are often asked what BC courts do in shorter marriages in British
Columbia that end in divorce both with respect to British Columbia spousal
support and BC family asset division. We are also frequently asked what kind of
BC assets are divided at the end of a marriage?
We advise people that the test is- whether the assets were ordinarily
used for a family purpose. If you have a specific question concerning BC family
property division contact us as the courts have construed a family asset to
include a wide variety of family property. Our BC family law lawyers can be
reached toll-free throughout the province at 1-877-602-9900.
A recent British Columbia Court of Appeal
decision applying the spousal support advisory guidelines and dealing with
reapportionment of property in a seven-year marriage provide provides updated
guidance in determining what is a short marriage for purposes of
reapportionment of BC family assets and how it impacts on an award of
entitlement and quantum of spousal support in British Columbia.
In the decision of Wang V. Poon [2008] B.C.J. No
2113 our British Columbia Court of Appeal dealt with a seven-year marriage with
husband was 76 years old and his wife was 47 years of age some 30 years his
junior. The husband brought the majority of assets into the marriage and his
assets were used to purchase various condominiums.
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