What is the test for a party alleging duress to prove they entered a marriage agreement because of duress?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Young v Sherk, 2019 BCSC 312 (CanLII):

The onus is on the party alleging duress to prove they entered the separation agreement because of duress on the part of the other spouse: Roberts v. Roberts, 2000 BCSC 611 at para. 32.

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