Is a pension plan not a family asset?
Prince Edward Island, Canada
The following excerpt is from Re Ellis and Ellis, 1987 CanLII 5441 (PE SCAD):
All of the above cases decided that pension plans under our legislation are not family assets. Some of these cases are good examples of what MacDonald J. was referring to in Gillis v. Gillis, when he referred to a broad or narrow interpretation and the use of other equitable remedies in the Act.
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