What is the test for spousal services given by one party to the other in relationships?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from S.S.O. v. C.J.M., 2005 BCSC 1193 (CanLII):
Spousal services given by one party to the other in relationships should be taken as being given with the expectation of compensation, absence evidence to the contrary. Relief in the form of personal judgment or property interests should adequately reflect the fact that the unpaid services of one party to the relationship enhanced the income-earning capacity and the ability of the other to acquire assets. See Peter v. Beblow, 1993 CanLII 126 (SCC), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 980.
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