What is the burden of proving a debt is not matrimonial?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jovcic v. Jovcic, 2005 NSSC 183 (CanLII):
Although assets are presumed to be matrimonial until proven otherwise, the opposite is the case with debts. The party who seeks to have a debt classified as "matrimonial" carries the burden of proof (see Abbott v. Abbott, [2002] N.S.J. No. 420).
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