Is a relationship that is not "marital-like" based on factors such as sex, physical, emotional, sexual orientation, or sexual orientation?
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The following excerpt is from Williams v. Killey, 2014 BCSC 1846 (CanLII):
In addition in Austin v. Goerz, 2007 BCCA 586, Frankel J.A. stated at para. 58: It is understandable that the presence or absence of any particular factor cannot be determinative of whether a relationship is marriage-like. This is because equally there is no checklist of characteristics that will invariably be found in all marriages. …
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