What is the test for determining whether a relationship is "tantamount to spousal"?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from B.J.G. v. L.L.S., 2004 BCSC 489 (CanLII):
As stated in Wong v. Wong, 1999 BCCA 344: 45. … British Columbia has matrimonial property legislation which governs the division of property between those who have been married, but there is no legislation in this province governing the division of property between those who have lived together in a relationship "tantamount to spousal". As a result, parties to such a relationship must look to equity, in particular, the principles of unjust enrichment, to resolve property disputes if the relationship ends.
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