Can a husband who loses a business partnership with his wife during the course of the marriage claim compensation for losses incurred during the marriage?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from C.L. v. R.L.C., 2003 BCSC 910 (CanLII):
Beninger v. Beninger, [2003] B.C.J. No. 316 (Q.L.) (S.C.), 2003 BCSC 201, decided that losses suffered by the husband during the course of the marriage due to unsuccessful rather than improvident business ventures form no basis for a compensation order (¶ 50-52).
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