What are the implications of saving for retirement income during marriage?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Telep v. Telep, 2012 BCSC 2092 (CanLII):

Savings during the marriage for retirement income may be a family asset (although not necessarily); savings before marriage might not be: Graff v. Graff (1987), 1987 CanLII 2490 (BC CA), 19 B.C.L.R. (2d) 234 (C.A.).

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