What is the test for proving a special expense?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Buckley v. Blackwood, 2019 ONSC 6918 (CanLII):

The onus to prove a special expense and the costs associated with it rests on the applicant: See Postma v. Postma (2008), 2008 CarswellOnt 771 (Sup. Ct.). Availability of Retroactive Adjustment

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