How does the date of a family property claim be determined?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from C.M. v N.L, 2020 BCSC 3 (CanLII):

The point in time at which family property and exclusions therefrom are determined is the date of separation (V.J.F. v. S.K.W., 2016 BCCA 186 at para. 69). Valuation is at the date of trial (Zellweger v. Zellweger, 2018 BCSC 1227 at para. 35).

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