What is the difference between homemaking costs and future care costs?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gill v. McChesney, 2016 BCSC 1416 (CanLII):
Homemaking costs are awarded for loss of capacity and are distinct from future care and cost of care claims: O’Connell v. Yung, 2012 BCCA 57 at paras. 59‑68.
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