What is the current state of the law on the issue of joint experts on financial matters in a family action?

The issue of joint experts on financial matters in family actions is dealt with by Family Rules 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6 and 13-7. Briefly stated, Rule 13-3 provides that if there is to be expert evidence tendered at trial on a financial matter, it must be tendered by way of a joint expert unless otherwise ordered by the court. This requirement was fully canvassed by N. Smith J. in the case of Aquilini v. Aquilini, 2012 BCSC 1616. In that decision, at paras. 9 and 10, Smith J. highlighted the difference between the civil and family rule provisions regarding experts and the policy behind that difference as follows;