What is the most recent common habitual residence of a married couple?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hopson v Hannon, 2020 BCSC 794 (CanLII):
The “most recent common habitual residence” is the place the spouses most recently lived together, in a marriage-like relationship, and participated together in everyday family life: Jiang v. Shi, 2017 BCCA 276 at para. 54. In other words, it is the place the spouses most recently made their home together as spouses.
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