What is the test for repartnering in a divorce proceeding?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Neuman v Neuman, 2021 BCSC 873 (CanLII):
The parties have both remarried since the consent order in 2006. Courts have held that repartnering may be a consideration but does not automatically give rise to a review based on a change in circumstances. In Morigeau v. Moorey, 2013 BCSC 1923, Justice Savage (as he then was) summarized the principles as follows:
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