As the baby boomer generation see their children move out of the house and settle into their careers and family, some are now re-examining their marriages or long term relationships and considering what they want to do, and with whom, during their retirement years. According to Statistics Canada (Marital Status Overview: 2011), there were aContinue reading “Baby Boomers and “Grey” Divorces”
Parting Common Law Partners in Canada – A “Common Sense” Approach to Division of Assets
In companion rulings made February 18, 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the law relating to property division resulting from the breakdown of a common law relationship: Kerr v Baranow; Vanasse v Séguin, 2011 SCC 10. The Court first noted that common law partners’ rights were traditionally based on the principles of resulting trustContinue reading “Parting Common Law Partners in Canada – A “Common Sense” Approach to Division of Assets”