What is the test for a claim of joint responsibility for debt?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from D.C.D v. R.J.P.C., 2014 BCSC 2420 (CanLII):

The party alleging joint responsibility for a particular debt must demonstrate that it was incurred for a family purpose: Vitug v. Vitug, 2013 BCSC 405 at para. 118.

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