What is the test for assessing damages for loss of homemaking capacity?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from White v. Wang, 2014 BCSC 2416 (CanLII):

However, a cautionary approach is also required in assessing damages for loss of homemaking capacity to ensure the award is commensurate with the loss: see Westbroek v. Brizuela, 2014 BCCA 48, at paras. 72 - 78.

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