What is the difference between a plaintiff and his partner in a long-term disability pension case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Johnson v. Bruno, 2011 BCSC 665 (CanLII):
The parties did have discussions about retiring together in South America. Notwithstanding those discussions, in the absence of a measurable and meaningful contribution to the accumulation of the other’s pension, this case is different from that in Daignault v. Hebditch, 2004 BCSC 409.
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