What is the test for an intent to defeat creditors and others?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Petrick (Trustee) v Petrick, 2019 BCSC 1319 (CanLII):

The intent to defeat creditors and others must be proven as a matter of fact. This often involves drawing an inference from the surrounding circumstances: Mawdsley v. Meshen, 2012 BCCA 91 at para. 7.

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