What is the impact of a spouse's contribution to the acquisition, preservation and maintenance of the family home?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from MacLean v. Mio, 2010 BCSC 1109 (CanLII):
The court will take a broad view of the contributions of each party to the acquisition, preservation, and maintenance of the family home, rather than draw fine distinctions regarding the respective contributions of each spouse during the marriage: LeBlanc v. LeBlanc, 1988 CanLII 96 (SCC), [1988] 1 S.C.R. 217.
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