In what circumstances will the court award equal division of family assets in a long-term marriage?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sabogal v. Sabogal, 2010 BCSC 201 (CanLII):
In Murchie v. Murchie, [1984] B.C.J. No. 1582, the court concluded that an equal division of family assets was fair despite the fact that the husband brought in substantial assets to the marriage that lasted 12 years.
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