Can a spouse's contribution to the career or career potential of the other spouse affect the value of their family property?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ashak v. Ashak, 2016 BCSC 941 (CanLII):
In Nearing v. Sauer, 2015 BCSC 58 at para. 141, the court outlines that s. 95(2) of the Family Law Act allows the court to consider a spouse’s contribution to the career or career potential of the other spouse or a spouse’s detrimental impact on to the value of family property or potential family property, which focuses on the spouse’s direct actions vis-à-vis the value of family property.
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