Does retaining significant assets constitute self-sufficiency, even if there is no employment income or maintenance?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Bell v. Glynn, 2000 BCSC 1119 (CanLII):

The retention of significant assets may amount to self-sufficiency, even where there is no employment income or maintenance: Lane v. Lane (1993), B.C.W.L.D. 2049 (B.C.S.C.).

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