What is the test for determining if a relationship is marriage-like?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Athwal v Walia, 2021 BCSC 608 (CanLII):
In order to determine if a relationship is “marriage-like”, a court must consider the totality of circumstances, and apply what is referred to as a “holistic” approach. No single factor is determinative, and a “checklist” approach to the question is not appropriate: Austin v. Goerz, 2007, BCCA 586, at paras. 58 and 62.
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