Is a spouse's interest in a trust a family asset?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from J.S.P. v. J.H.S., 2015 BCSC 1239 (CanLII):
In McCarlie v. Bogoch, 2002 BCSC 560, Allen J. concluded she could not determine on a summary trial whether a spouse’s interest in a trust was a family asset, and that the question must proceed to trial. She wrote as follows:
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