Can a common law partner who provides housekeeping and child care services for the other spouse claim unjust enrichment?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Roach v. Dutra, 2009 BCSC 229 (CanLII):
Enrichment may be established where one person has provided services to another. Domestic services, including the provision of housekeeping and child care services in a common law relationship where generally, each spouse is under no obligation to provide services to the other, may found a claim for unjust enrichment: Peter v. Beblow at 993.
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