Can a delay in the sale of a family home amount to reapportionment?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from L.(B.W.) v. B.(J.), 2006 BCSC 557 (CanLII):

The defendant seeks a delayed sale of the Sarita residence, the only substantial family asset. Delayed sale can amount to reapportionment (Barker v. Barker, 2002 BCCA 345 at ¶49).

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