Is there any case law supporting unequal division of property between spouses?
New Brunswick, Canada
The following excerpt is from Yorke v. Yorke, 2010 NBQB 230 (CanLII):
However, Athey J. (at para. 31) also noted that “an extreme disparity in the capital contributions of the spouse to the acquisition of property calls for an unequal division of marital property”, citing Palmer v. Palmer (1986), 3 R.F.L. (3d) 95 (N.B.C.A.).
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