What is the duty of the parties in negotiations relating to the division of marital property?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Teather v. Kawashima, 2016 BCSC 2231 (CanLII):

Parties to negotiations relating to the division of marital property are under a duty to make full disclosure of facts material to the division: Rick v. Brandesma, 2009 SCC 10.

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