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Agreement was ambiguous as to whether former wife was entitled to 50% of husband's full benefits or only 50% of benefits earned over the course of the marriage. Read more
Although they were not married, parties, who had been in a relationship for 12 years, formed a domestic partnership and intended to share in the fruits of their relationship as though marrie... Read more
As a matter of first impression, wife under a balancing approach would be awarded the pre-embryos when the parties did not have an agreement regarding the disposition of the pre-embryos. Read more
In equitably distributing parties' assets, divorce court properly considered husband's interest in business. Read more
Finney v. Finney: The court remanded the case against the trial court’s classification of the State Employee’s Credit Union accounts as a separate property. Read more
Husband presented no evidence establishing which portion of settlement was attributable to his personal injury, as opposed to loss of marital earnings and any reimbursement for expenses paid... Read more
Right to receive trust distributions underwent transmutation into marital property. Read more
Eric v. Lola: The Supreme Court of Canada endorsed the Quebec Civil Code’s failure to extend spousal support and property division to common-law couples. Read more
By Laura Morgan: Parties' oral open-court stipulation to their property settlement agreement (PSA) satisfied rule governing conditions under which a court may, on motion, enforce an agreemen... Read more
By Laura Morgan: Clear and convincing evidence existed to rebut presumption that husband intended to gift two properties purchased with his separate funds. Read more
