What is the entitlement of a spouse who has worked in the family business for more than 20 years?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wong v Li, 2018 BCSC 745 (CanLII):
Compensatory entitlement is generally found in marriages of long duration. It may also be found where the spouse seeking support has worked primarily in the family business: Ursel v. Ursel, 2014 BCSC 1219; B.J.A. v. W.A.A., 2008 BCSC 1319.
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