How are the parties divided the increase in the value of a property in a long-term co-habitation situation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hamill v. Dunlop, 2016 BCSC 1337 (CanLII):
In Jaszczewska v. Kostanski, 2015 BCSC 727 [Jaszczewska], dealing with another cohabitation situation of medium duration, Baker J. divided the increase in the value of the property equally between the parties after repaying the respondent his initial down payment, which Baker J. found to be excluded property.
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