What is the test for making an in-trust award for services provided by a family member?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Grassick (Guardian ad litem of) v. Swansburg, 2015 BCSC 2355 (CanLII):

One of the factors to be considered in determining whether an in-trust award should be made, is whether the services rendered by a family member is over and above what would be expected from the family relationship: Bystedt v. Hay, 2001 BCSC 1735, at para. 180.

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