Planning for the breakdown of a marriage while the relationship
is intact can be difficult and emotionally charged. However, the
failure to plan for the end of a relationship can have unintended
and potentially disastrous consequences.
That is precisely what happened to a couple in Grand Forks,
British Columbia. Unfortunately, their failure to properly plan
landed them in a three-day trial before the Supreme Court of
British Columbia and, eventually, a one-day appeal hearing before
the Court of Appeal for British Columbia.
The couple was married on August 1, 2009. Approximately one year
prior to their marriage, they began residing together in the
husband’s home, which he owned solely. In May 2013, the
husband transferred ownership of the home into the parties’
joint names. The husband and wife separated three years later.
