Does a factor of the duration of a marriage pursuant to s. 65(1)(a) apply to a period of pre-marital cohabitation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Telep v. Telep, 2012 BCSC 2092 (CanLII):
First, the factor of the duration of the marriage, pursuant to s. 65(1)(a), relates to the actual marriage and not to a period of pre-marriage cohabitation: Sangster v. Sangster, [1984] B.C.J. No. 1677 (C.A.) at para. 21.
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