What is the test for unjust enrichment in the family law context?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from S.M. v. R.M., 2010 ONSC 7069 (CanLII):
The leading case on unjust enrichment in the family law context is Peter v. Beblow, 1993 CanLII 126 (SCC), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 980. An action for unjust enrichment will succeed where three elements are satisfied: 1. An enrichment or benefit; 2. A corresponding deprivation; and 3. An absence of any juristic reason for the enrichment.
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