What is the test for determining the division of property and the assessment of support obligations?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from MacQuarrie v MacQuarrie, 2019 NSCA 37 (CanLII):
A trial judge’s determination of the division of property and the assessment of support obligations must be made in accordance with the correct legal principles. An error of law is committed if the trial judge exercised his discretion on “…wrong considerations or wrong grounds, or [by] ignoring the right considerations…” (Young v. Young, at para. 7). Analysis
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