How have the Courts in England and Wales dealt with the issue of unequal division of family property?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from L.A.K. v S.J.A, 2022 BCSC 124 (CanLII):
In Cook v. Cook, 2021 BCCA 19 [Cook], Justice Wilcock held that a financial disparity because of an inheritance, or other excluded property, does not give rise to unfairness justifying an unequal division of family property. He also confirmed that a financial advantage, or disadvantage, unrelated to the economic characteristics of a spousal relationship is not a relevant consideration.
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