What authority exists to order the sale of the matrimonial home pursuant to section 10(1)(b), 15 (b) and 19 of the Matrimonial Property Act?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Callahan v. Callahan, 2007 NSSC 46 (CanLII):
There is no doubt that authority exists to order the sale of the matrimonial home pursuant to s. 10(1)(b), 15 (b) and 19 of the Matrimonial Property Act. Crooks v. Crooks (1993) 1992 CanLII 2795 (NS SC), 115 N.S.R. (2d) 258, specifically s. 15(1) states that “on an application for the division of matrimonial assets, the court may order the partition or sale of any property.”
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