What is the test for unequal division of matrimonial assets?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hanley v. Hanley, 2010 NSSC 73 (CanLII):
In Martin v. Martin [2007] O.J. No. 467, the court considered whether the husband’s excessive drinking had depleted the matrimonial assets. The court concluded (at paragraph 25) that the evidence, “made out a convincing case for an unequal division of net family assets”.
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