Does a plaintiff have to prove that their contribution to the acquisition, preservation, maintenance or improvement of a disputed property?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cloutier v. Francis, 2011 ONSC 5550 (CanLII):
As occurred in both the cases of Becker v. Pettkus, supra and Sorochan v. Sorochan, supra, the plaintiff was required to “demonstrate a link or causal connection between his or her contributions and the acquisition, preservation, maintenance or improvement of the disputed property”.
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