Whether a debt is a family debt depends on whether there is a discernible nexus between the debt itself and some family purpose or benefit?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Vitug v. Vitug, 2013 BCSC 405 (CanLII):

Whether a debt is a family debt depends on whether there is a discernible nexus between the debt itself and some family purpose or benefit: Bryan v. Chapman, 2011 BCCA 278, at para. 43.

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