Can a plaintiff rely on her husband or her daughters to do the housekeeping and yard work which she previously did?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kelly v Kalra, 2019 BCSC 1305 (CanLII):
The plaintiff cannot rely on her husband or her daughters to do the housekeeping and yard work, which she previously did, nor should they be asked to do so. In McTavish v. MacGillivray, 2000 BCCA 164 at para. 63, there is the following:
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