What is the test for exclusive occupation of a family home?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hughes v. Erickson, 2014 BCSC 1952 (CanLII):
In Bateman v. Bateman, 2013 BCSC 2026 at para. 44, Mr. Justice Greyell noted that a claimant seeking exclusive occupation of a family home must establish that the shared use of the family home is a practical impossibility and that the claimant is the preferred occupant of the home on a balance of convenience.
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