What is the test for respecting a separation agreement made by a husband and wife on division of their property?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Krebs v. Cote, 2021 ONCA 467 (CanLII):

As noted in Hartshorne v. Hartshorne, 2004 SCC 22, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 550, at para. 67, courts should respect private arrangements that spouses make for the division of their property on the breakdown on their relationship particularly where the agreement was negotiated with independent legal advice.

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