Can a party continue to live together in a marriage-like relationship?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from D.N. v M.R, 2019 BCSC 537 (CanLII):

Parties can continue to “live together in a marriage-like relationship” even though they do not actually reside under the same roof: Thompson v. Floyd, 2001 BCCA 78 at para. 34.

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