What is the current state of the law on family property and debt?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from S.A.H. v I.B.L., 2018 BCSC 544 (CanLII):
Absent an agreement dividing family property and family debt, the court may still value the assets and debts prior to trial, on the grounds of significant unfairness: Blair v. Johnson, 2015 BCSC 761 at para. 69.
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