Does the fact that the parties had two separate residences from 2002 to 2005 preclude a finding that they were in a marriage-like relationship?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Campbell v. Campbell, 2011 BCSC 1491 (CanLII):
Notwithstanding the Defendant’s position, in my view, the fact that the parties had two separate residences from 2002 to 2005 does not preclude a finding that they were in a marriage-like relationship. Our Court of Appeal in Roach v. Dutra, 2010 BCCA 264, 5 B.C.L.R. (5th) 95 [Roach], recently dealt with this issue, and held that living in the same residence is not a prerequisite to be considered living in a marriage-like relationship.
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