Is one spouse able to replace the home on their own than the other?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Y.U. v. A.S., 2004 BCSC 1763 (CanLII):
The second is whether one spouse is less able to replace the home on their own than the other: Witt v. Witt, [1984] B.C.J. No. 152 (S.C.). I find on the evidence that each spouse is in a similar position in this regard.
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