The tenth is that it is simply not practical to suggest that the matrimonial home will not be sold until after the COVID-19 pandemic. As was observed by Pazaratz J., at para. 13 of the decision in Ribeiro v. Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829, “None of us knows how long this crisis is going to last.” It would be unfair to request the applicant to tie up her equity in the matrimonial home indefinitely. As said above, the resulting constraints on the applicant’s finances would potentially be felt directly by the children because they live primarily with their mother.
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