What is the current state of the law on division of assets between spouses?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from L.E.M. v. D.M.I., 2013 BCSC 450 (CanLII):
The authorities are clear that when considering the division of family assets, the courts are not to treat a marriage like a ledger: Moge v. Moge, 1992 CanLII 25 (SCC), [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813 at 882-883.
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